[Javascript] Enumerating Other Window Objects
David Lovering
dlovering at gazos.com
Fri Mar 21 14:28:44 CST 2003
Give me a few minutes. I specialize in the impossible.
-- Dave Lovering
----- Original Message -----
From: <uplate at attbi.com>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Javascript] Enumerating Other Window Objects
> I'm really trying to learn how to maneuver about a child windows
collections.
> I have no nefarious intentions in mind if that is what you are asking.
> > Interesting. I'll have to look into that in more detail.
> >
> > It appears that you are more interested in capturing links/anchors
rather
> > than every object on the other page. Am I right, or have I
misinterpreted
> > your request again?
> >
> > -- Dave Lovering
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <uplate at attbi.com>
> > To: <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Javascript] Enumerating Other Window Objects
> >
> >
> > > I guess my earlier email wasn't very clear. What I was attempting to
do
> > was to
> > > enumerate through objects on the child window opened with the
window.open
> > > method.
> > > Here is my entire html document:
> > >
> > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
> > > <html>
> > > <head>
> > > <title>Link Test</title>
> > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1">
> > > <script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
> > > <!--
> > > var myWin
> > >
> > > function openWin()
> > > {
> > > myWin = window.open("http://www.drudgereport.com","myWin")
> > > }
> > >
> > > function printLinks()
> > > {
> > > var str = "";
> > > for (i=0;i< myWin.document.links.length;i++)
> > > {
> > > str = str + myWin.document.links[i] + "<BR>";
> > > }
> > > document.write(str);
> > > }
> > > //-->
> > > </script>
> > > </head>
> > >
> > > <body>
> > > <input name="Button2" type="button" onClick="printLinks()"
value="Print">
> > > <input type="button" name="Button" value="Open" onClick="openWin()">
> > > </body>
> > > </html>
> > >
> > > Perhaps this isn't possible, I'm pretty new to javascript.
> > > > I thought so too, until I did a descending tree analysis.
Apparently,
> > the
> > > > window.opener sees as its first object a 'document', much like a
'frame'
> > > > does. Again, to get at the soft and squishy insides you need to
punch
> > > > through this crust by de-referencing to document. [I've heard tell
that
> > > > this is somewhat variable, depending on which version of IE you are
> > running,
> > > > and/or whether you are using a Netscape model browser].
> > > >
> > > > If you can wave your magic wand to make this go away, I'll be glad
to
> > cheer
> > > > the process from the sidelines.
> > > >
> > > > -- Dave Lovering
> > > >
> > > > (BTW -- many of the things inside Microsoft manuals don't work as
> > described.
> > > > If you think you've found a case where this convention is broken,
try
> > using
> > > > a getProps routine to map out the properties associated with a given
> > object
> > > > layer. I guarantee you many hours of fear, loathing, and surprise).
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Peter Brunone" <peter at brunone.com>
> > > > To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 11:34 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Javascript] Enumerating Other Window
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Point of parliamentary procedure: shouldn't
> > > > >
> > > > > window.opener.parent.document.framename
> > > > >
> > > > > be
> > > > >
> > > > > window.opener.parent.framename
> > > > >
> > > > > ? I don't think you can get to the frameset through the document
> > > > (although with IE 5.5 and above, you can treat iframes as CSS
elements).
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > > Peter
> > > > >
> > > > > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> > > > > From: "David Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
> > > > > Reply-To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> > > > > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:29:36 -0700
> > > > >
> > > > > >It isn't quite that simple.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >When a program spawns a remote, the parent can do pretty much as
you
> > > > said,
> > > > > >and use
> > > > > >
> > > > > > windowname.document.formname.varname.attribute -- OR --
> > > > > >
windowname.document.framename.document.formname.varname.attribute
> > > > > >// one or more frames
> > > > > >
> > > > > >to call up the bits in the child window(s).
> > > > > >
> > > > > >When the child program wants to access items in the parent
window, it
> > is
> > > > a
> > > > > >bit more complicated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > For a single form, no-frame parent:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > window.opener.document.formname.varname.attribute
> > > > > >
> > > > > > For multiframe, multiform parent(s):
> > > > > >
> > > > > > window.opener.parent.document.formname.varname.attribute --
OR --
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
>window.opener.parent.document.framename.document.formname.varname.attribute
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It gets REALLY tedious when you start embedding things inside
> > <OBJECT>
> > > > > >declarations, as it appears with
> > > > > >MicroSloth's defective DOM structure you can only go from the
parent
> > to
> > > > the
> > > > > >child, and not backwards. I won't even attempt to give you a
path
> > map
> > > > for
> > > > > >this -- it is too complicated to explain lucidly in a few
sentences.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The reason the second 'document' declarations are needed inside
> > pages
> > > > with
> > > > > >frames is that the frame acts as a document boundary, and to
access
> > the
> > > > > >internals of one you must 'bust-through' the hard outer layer to
get
> > at
> > > > the
> > > > > >soft and chewy insides.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hope this helps.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -- Dave Lovering
> > > > > >
> > > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > > >From: "Chris Tifer" <christ at saeweb.com>
> > > > > >To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> > > > > >Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 7:49 AM
> > > > > >Subject: Re: [Javascript] Enumerating Other Window
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> You just have to target which window you want to look through
by
> > > > > >> using the handler you used when opening the window.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Chris Tifer
> > > > > >> http://www.emailajoke.com
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > >> From: <uplate at attbi.com>
> > > > > >> To: <Javascript at LaTech.edu>
> > > > > >> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 9:30 AM
> > > > > >> Subject: [Javascript] Enumerating Other Window
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> > Greetings;
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > using the window.open() method is it possible to open another
URL
> > and
> > > > > >then
> > > > > >> > enumerating through it's links or images arrays?
> > > > > >> > Opening the window is no problem and even using a for loop to
> > > > retrieve
> > > > > >the
> > > > > >> links
> > > > > >> > on the current document is no probllem, but I can't seem to
get
> > the
> > > > two
> > > > > >> working
> > > > > >> > together.
> > > > > >> > Any ideas?
> > > > > >> > Thanks.
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