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jack_edwards
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10 years ago
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Using FindChildByXPath with apostrophe in XPath

TC11 Documentation:  https://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/72332/   Hello,   We have used FindChildByXPath successfully in the past, but are having an issue when the XPath contains an apostro...
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HKosova
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10 years ago

Hi Jack,

 

If a value contains apostrophes, you need to wrap it in quotes instead of apostrophes:

Value = "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
TempStr = "//*[@title=" & Chr(34) & Value & Chr(34) & "]"

' This is the same as
TempStr = "//*[@title=""A Midsummer Night's Dream""]"
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jack_edwards
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10 years ago

It works!  Thanks for the help.