# Ie.link(:text, "Next").click

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-link-text-next-click/78359>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 5, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-link-text-next-click/78359 "2006-12-05T10:06:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![curious](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@curious](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/curious)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-link-text-next-click/78359/1 "2006-12-05T10:06:38Z")

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is there anyway to proceed with the WATIR code below after checking  
whether the link is present or not??

ie.link(:text, “Next”).click

thanks.

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**Author:** ![curious](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@curious](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/curious)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 10:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-link-text-next-click/78359/2 "2006-12-05T10:16:40Z")

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curious wrote:

> is there anyway to proceed with the WATIR code below after checking  
> whether the link is present or not??
> 
> ie.link(:text, “Next”).click

What is your program’s goal, what did you expect to happen, and what  
happened instead?