Ah-ha... I had hoped that there might be something such as a javascript-driven interface to access it, but it makes sense that only *internal* structure is controlled by that. Off to do a hunt on DDE then...
"Adam Lock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED].; : It is not possible to automate Mozilla with ActiveX since it has no : automation interface and doesn't register itself. : : The control suggests how such support might be added, but the control : itself is an in-process wrapper around the embedding apis and not part : of Mozilla.exe. : : The current alternatives are to try and control Mozilla through its : simple DDE interface or write an extension in XPCOM/Chrome that your app : communicates and controls Mozilla with. : : Adam : : Alex Angelopoulos wrote: : : >I think I answered it myself, thanks to the material at : > : >http://www.iol.ie/~locka/mozilla/mozilla.htm : > : >There's a working example of an IE-hosted Mozilla, which I was able to easily :emulate in VBScript (could have been done of course in : >javascript, Jscript, or any other automation-capable scripting language) by using :IE as a *container* for Mozilla. ( see code at : >bottom). It can even be hosted in an HTA. : > : >The question I am still left with is - can Mozilla be automated in this fashion and :host its own window? I am after a method of : >externally controlling Mozilla locally. I may be barking up the wrong tree and :need to talk to it via javascript, but I have no : >clue what interface I would be trying to talk to. : > : ><!-- snipped --> : ><script language="VBScript"> : >sub goMoz : > oMoz.width = 800 : > oMoz.height= 600 : > oMoz.Visible = True : > oMoz.Navigate "http://www.yahoo.com"; : >end sub : > </script> : ><!-- snipped --> : ><BODY onload='vbscript:goMoz'> : ><object : > classid="clsid:1339B54C-3453-11D2-93B9-000000000000" : > id="oMoz"> : ></BODY> : ><!-- snipped --> : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : >"Alex Angelopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] without _ _> wrote in message :news:a5rmbs$[EMAIL PROTECTED].; : >: I just ran across the object model for Mozilla.Browser, and am looking at :external automation, with no luck getting it to do : >: anything after the point where instantiate it. Is there a decent reference on :issues and methods of scripting it anywhere? I : >suspect : >: my problem is something minor I am doing incorrectly since I have no real :knowledge of the object, so I think my best starting : >point : >: is looking at references on it. : >: : >: Just in case - here's my starter code below in VBScript; I am running this from a :.vbs file. It appears to me that I am : >: successfully instantiating the control but not initializing it properly. Since :IE-like automation is supposed to work, I am also : >: concerned that my problem may be a conflict between Netscape 6.2 and Mozilla :0.9.6. : >: : >: FYI, I have experimented with registering both mozctl.dll and mozctlx.dll on my :system with no success; I also have the following : >: system setup: : >: : >: Windows XP Pro : >: Netscape 6.2 20011019 (apparently based on Mozilla 0.9.4?) : >: Mozilla 2001112009 (0.9.6) : >: : >: : >: ===================================== : >: Set oMoz = CreateObject("Mozilla.Browser") : >: Do Until oMoz.ReadyState = 4 : >: wscript.sleep 10 : >: Loop : >: oMoz.Visible = True : >: ' my loop never terminates! : >: : >: '============================== : >: 'If I do this with my loop: : >: Set oMoz = CreateObject("Mozilla.Browser") : >: Do Until oMoz.ReadyState = 4 : >: wscript.sleep 10 : >: wscript.echo oMoz.ReadyState : >: Loop : >: ' ReadyState stays at 0 : >: : >: '============================== : >: 'If I try to set .Visible at once, like this: : >: Set oMoz = CreateObject("Mozilla.Browser") : >: oMoz.Visible = True : >: '=================== : >: In seconds I get an error: : >: "Mozilla.Browser.1: Method called while control is uninitialized" : >: : >: : >: It appears to me that I *am* instantiating the control successfully. It never :shows up in my task list however. Apparently : >: : >: : >: : > : > : > : : : :
