# watir:How to click on play player obj embeded in browser

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 22, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-how-to-click-on-play-player-obj-embeded-in-browser/180577 "2009-12-22T06:28:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ysuman)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-how-to-click-on-play-player-obj-embeded-in-browser/180577/1 "2009-12-22T06:28:20Z")

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How to click on play icon in a media player object embeded in web  
browser.

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**Author:** ![ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ysuman)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-how-to-click-on-play-player-obj-embeded-in-browser/180577/2 "2009-12-22T10:32:10Z")

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Hello,

2009/12/22 Suman Y. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> How to click on play icon in a media player object embeded in web  
> browser.

Try to use firebug within firefox to see what characteristic of your  
button you could use to click on it.

Cheers,

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**Author:** ![ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ysuman)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-how-to-click-on-play-player-obj-embeded-in-browser/180577/3 "2009-12-22T18:55:08Z")

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Fleck Jean-Julien wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> 2009/12/22 Suman Y. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):
> 
> > How to click on play icon in a media player object embeded in web  
> > browser.
> 
> Try to use firebug within firefox to see what characteristic of your  
> button you could use to click on it.
> 
> Cheers,

Hi Jean

I have take the screen shot of the media player object details using the  
IE dev connect and sending it for your information…help me in this  
regard

regards  
suman

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**Author:** ![ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ysuman)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-how-to-click-on-play-player-obj-embeded-in-browser/180577/4 "2009-12-22T20:02:18Z")

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Hello Suman

> I have take the screen shot of the media player object details using the  
> IE dev connect and sending it for your information…help me in this  
> regard

I would look at the fields to see if there is something  
interesting in there (but sorry, I’ve no idea if there will be  
anything…)

Cheers,

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**Author:** ![ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ysuman)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-how-to-click-on-play-player-obj-embeded-in-browser/180577/5 "2009-12-24T08:29:47Z")

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Fleck Jean-Julien wrote:

> Hello Suman
> 
> > I have take the screen shot of the media player object details using the  
> > IE dev connect and sending it for your information…help me in this  
> > regard
> 
> I would look at the fields to see if there is something  
> interesting in there (but sorry, I’ve no idea if there will be  
> anything…)
> 
> Cheers,

Hi Jean

I am sending you the one of the fields screen shot for your  
information using IE Dev connect…help me in this regard.

Regards  
Suman

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**Author:** ![ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ysuman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ysuman)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-how-to-click-on-play-player-obj-embeded-in-browser/180577/6 "2009-12-25T17:04:52Z")

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Hello Suman,

> I am sending you the one of the fields screen shot for your  
> information using IE Dev connect…help me in this regard.

If watir\_object is the watir object you are using, something like

watir\_object.button(:name,“ClickToPlay”).click

should do the trick. Note however that it could be something else than  
‘button’ (in my script, I have only used ‘button’ or ‘link’ to click  
on it) so look in the documentation to see what else respond to the  
‘click’ method.

Cheers,