# Can URI retrieve the URL of a webpage when its open? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 11, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-uri-retrieve-the-url-of-a-webpage-when-its-open/173591 "2009-08-11T20:00:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arti\_singh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@arti\_singh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arti_singh)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-uri-retrieve-the-url-of-a-webpage-when-its-open/173591/1 "2009-08-11T20:00:52Z")
Can I use uri to get the URL Of a web page? I am opening a webapge by clicking on a link and I am flipping to this new window after I have gotten the handle, I attach to the window after attaching to this window, I want to use rio to save the webpage to a file since I need to check it. I can not depend on having a static URL since the system under test generates URLs dynamically 1 $ms=Watir::IE.attach(:title, htmlemailname) 2 rio($ms)\>rio(“C://TestResult//index.html”) Line 2 fails cause I think that rio wants rio(“[www.webpage.com](http://www.webpage.com)”)\>rio(“C://TestResult//index.html”) Is there any way to get the URL of a webpage once it is opened? ---
**Author:** ![arti\_singh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@arti\_singh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arti_singh)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2009, 9:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-uri-retrieve-the-url-of-a-webpage-when-its-open/173591/2 "2009-08-12T09:56:29Z")
> Is there any way to get the URL of a webpage once it is opened? require ‘watir’ w = Watir::IE.new u = ‘[http://somesitewithredirection.com](http://somesitewithredirection.com)’ w.goto(u) puts w.document.URL ---
**Author:** ![arti\_singh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@arti\_singh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arti_singh)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-uri-retrieve-the-url-of-a-webpage-when-its-open/173591/3 "2009-08-12T16:47:28Z")
\_\_ \_\_ wrote: > > Is there any way to get the URL of a webpage once it is opened? > > require ‘watir’ > w = Watir::IE.new > u = ‘[http://somesitewithredirection.com](http://somesitewithredirection.com)’ > w.goto(u) > > puts w.document.URL This bit won’t work since I dont know the URL,its dynamic. I am attaching to the window because I know the title and then I get the window handle and I interact with the window. but you have given me an idea cause I can get the URL after I have the handle. Thanks!!! Arti