Question

I would like to select a checkbox from an excel spreadsheet for a data driven test.

code for the checkbox:

Not Checked:

<input type="checkbox" class="greenopt" name="Accounts[0][greenopt]" id="" value="0"> 

Checked:

<input type="checkbox" class="greenopt" name="Accounts[0][greenopt]" id="" value="1">

I tried the following but get the error: Unable to locate element, using {:value=>”1″}

greenopt_check=worksheet.cells(rows,"O").value 
browser.checkbox(:value => greenopt_check).set

this is kind of similar to my previous question regarding radio buttons
Select Radio buttons from excel with ruby

Answer 1

Please review the watir checkbox documentation. in that case you can checkbox.set or checkbox.clear depending on your goals.

You want to use something that is unique, and consistent/predictable to select elements

checkbox_class = worksheet.cells(rows,"A").value
puts 'retrieved checkbox_class from spreadsheet is:' + checkbox_class #for debugging, make sure you got the correct thing from the spreadsheet
browser.checkbox(:class => checkbox_class).set 

or

checkbox_name = worksheet.cells(rows,"A").value
puts 'retrieved checkbox_name from spreadsheet is:' + checkbox_name #for debugging, make sure you got the correct thing from the spreadsheet
browser.checkbox(:name => checkbox_name).set