Re: scripting netscape 4.76
Re: scripting netscape 4.76
- Subject: Re: scripting netscape 4.76
- From: Phi Sanders <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:35:24 -0500
Try using "URL Access" instead of "Netscape"
~Phi
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Phi Sanders
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On 1/3/01, Joseph D'Andrea {email@hidden} said the following :
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I need to write a script to tell netscape to hit a web site URL with
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some post arguments and save the result in a file. Sounds simple...
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but I have not been able to make much progress with this. Is there
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anyone who can offer some assistance (like writing the script for me).
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Here is the script that I have so far
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tell application "Netscape Communicator"
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OpenURL "http://dev.west21.com/et/netscapetest.tpl"; to file
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"Macintosh HD:joey3" post data "abc=def"
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end tell
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But the only thing it does is hit the URL (at least it does
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something).... but the file "joey3" never gets created and the post
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arguments are not passed.
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Here's the netscape dictionary...
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OpenURL: Opens a URL. Allows for more options than GetURL event
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OpenURL string -- URL
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[to 'FSS '] -- file destination
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[toWindow integer] -- window iD
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[flags integer] -- Binary: any combination of 1, 2
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and 4 is allowed: 1 and 2 mean force reload the document. 4 is ignored
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[post data string] -- Form posting data
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[post type string] -- MIME type of the posting
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data. Defaults to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
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[progressApp 'psn '] -- Application that will
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display progress
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Result: integer -- ID of the loading window
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Joseph D'Andrea email@hidden
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WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century
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http://www.west21.com/
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