How to click an HTML button using VBA?

Question

Below is the HTML code on a site I am trying to scrape. The button on the screen is "Book Now" but a as I understand a Span is not clickable so I am trying to click "btn search-btn " with the VBA code below:-

Set AvailableLinks = appIE.document.getElementsByClassName("btn search-btn")

    AvailableLinks.Click

With above code I receive the error "object does not support property or method" Any help to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

</table>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="form-actions clearfix">
                                <a class="btn search-btn ">
                                    <span class="end"></span>
                                    <span class="tile">Book Now</span>
                                    <span class="start ion-android-arrow-dropright-circle"></span>
                                </a>
                                <div class="validation-error ">

@Kazimierz Jawor Thanks. Using AvaibleLinks(0).Click I no longer receive the object error and my code runs but the code does not click the button. Any ideas? — Anthony, Nov 20 '17 at 09:58
check this solution: [link](https://stackoverflow.com/a/24639357/2143262). — Kazimierz Jawor, Nov 20 '17 at 10:36
@Anthony , try the one suggested by Kazimierz Jawor following the link he has already provided. Usually that method works most of the time. — SIM, Nov 20 '17 at 10:55

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 20 '17 at 11:17

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@Kazimierz Jawor Thank you the following code works:-

For Each l In appIE.document.getElementsByClassName("btn search-btn")
If l.className = "btn search-btn" Then
        l.Click
        Exit For
    End If
    Next

answered Nov 20 '17 at 11:17

Anthony

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