How to get the window handle using javascript

[krieya]

Hi,

I have some scripts that uses activex objects for InternetExplorer to get the browser handle.

Example:

IE = new ActiveXObject("InternetExplorer.Application");

here i get the handle of the newly create browser into IE variable and from there I was making my script work on the browser.

In IE6, IE7, IE8 browser this works perfectly fine.

How ever, recently I have upgraded my IE6 browser to IE8 since then my scripts are not working as expected.

Is there any way in javascript to get the handle over the browser with full access.

Thanks!!

[Kor]

AFAIK, Javascript can not control the system at such a low-level, thus it can not get the window's handle(s)

I don't know much about ActiveX and VBScript, but maybe you could use something like this in VBScript :

CreateObject("InternetExplorer.application")

[ZABI]

AFAIK, Javascript can not control the system at such a low-level, thus it can not get the window's handle(s)

I don't know much about ActiveX and VBScript, but maybe you could use something like this in VBScript :

CreateObject("InternetExplorer.application")

Javascript can do that. Just like VBScript...

[Kor]

Javascript can do that. Just like VBScript...

OK. Enlighten us how

[rnd me]

How ever, recently I have upgraded my IE6 browser to IE8 since then my scripts are not working as expected.

Thanks!!

check your internet settings. a lot of them got locked down by default from 6 to 8...

[ZABI]

try the following script

fs=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
ws=new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
fs.createFolder("Javascript can do that. Just like VBScript...")
ws.popup("Javascript can do that. Just like VBScript...",0,"ZABI",16);

copy and paste in notepad and save with .js extention and run it...

[Kor]

try the following script

fs=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
ws=new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
fs.createFolder("Javascript can do that. Just like VBScript...")
ws.popup("Javascript can do that. Just like VBScript...",0,"ZABI",16);

copy and paste in notepad and save with .js extention and run it...

That is ActiveX (MS distinct language), not JavaScript. Try that on FF or Chrome

[ZABI]

SOw how does VBScript do these things ???

[Kor]

SOw how does VBScript do these things ???

VBScript and ActiveX are Microsoft languages. They were implemented in such a manner, that they can interact at a low level. JScript is also a Microsoft language which might do that. But don't confound JavaScript with JScript. They are distinct dialects of ECMAScript, same as the Adobe's ActionScript.

[ZABI]

OK... i was wrong theoratically... but that does not make any difference to the Question asked in this thread... My answer was to solve the problem...

[krieya]

I have tried,

CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")

however same issue is occuring.

check your internet settings. a lot of them got locked down by default from 6 to 8...

Which settings could possibly causing the issue?

I have gone through "Internet Options" however I could not found any thing related to issues of activex object

Thanks!