Using VBA to search for a specific Class Element in a website source code for a dynamic list of search terms

silverhaze

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What I am trying to do, is to paste a term from a list into a search bar and then return a value into the spreadsheet depending on whether the search yields results or not. I would like the VBA code to cycle through the list of items automatically.

  • Search term from Column A1 - Output if class elemnt was found in Column B1
  • Search term from Column A2 - Output if class elemnt was found in Column B2
  • Search term from Column A+n - Output if class elemnt was found in Column B+n
My code as it looks below. What is missing is the instruction to automatically cycle through the list of search terms in column A:
Sub Browsetosite()

Dim IE As New SHDocVw.InternetExplorer
Dim htmldoc As MSHTML.HTMLDocument
Dim HTMLInput As MSHTML.IHTMLElement
Dim classElement As Object

IE.Visible = True
IE.navigate "WEBSITE"

Do While IE.readyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE

Loop

Set htmldoc = IE.document
Set HTMLInput = htmldoc.getElementById("....")
Set HTMLButtons = htmldoc.getElementsByTagName("....")

HTMLInput.Value = Range("A1")

IE.document.getElementById("TEXT").Click

While IE.Busy Or IE.readyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE: DoEvents: Wend
Application.Wait (Now + TimeValue("0:00:01"))

Set classElement = htmldoc.getElementsByClassName("...")(0)

If classElement Is Nothing Then

ActiveSheet.Range("B1").Value = "No result found"

Else
ActiveSheet.Range("B1").Value = "Requires checking"

End If

End Sub
 

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