Execute JScript in FireFox

>>You mean a bookmarklet?
So it is possible!

I have a tool in C:\Tools\MyTool.js. What do I change my bookmarklet (how cute) to so it executes instead of opening?

Paul

ahhh...  now it gets tricky...

I never found a way of doing this :-(

I only managed to execute commands less than 1000 chars (or something) in length, due to restrictions in URL length (under IE)

It *may* be possible to add a link to your script into the page, then execute commands from the script, but I would imagine you'd hit all sorts of cross-site scripting security issues...

What is it you're trying to do?  Maybe something already exists to do it?

Tim

Its actually a points splitter I found. It was written by DanRollins. Essentially, you hit the 'Split Points' link on your question and then invoke the script. It walks through the question building a list of all contributors and distributes the points equally among them. I doubt if thats possible in one line.

Obviously there's no chance of embedding it in the page.

I used to use Explorer but since I've moved over to FireFox I'm not going back :-) In explorer you just drop the script on the page and it executes.

Paul

I am not familliar with JavaScript but something like:

javascript:function d(){ execute( "C:\Tools\MyTool.js" );};d();

would be the sort of thing I suspect I am looking for.

Paul

Ahh, already done:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web_Languages/JavaScript/Q_21447284.html

Looks like progress!

It doesnt work for me! I've traced it back to extracting the inner HTML. If I do 's=document.body.innerHTML;alert(s.length);' I get zero. Any ideas?

The code looks like:
"javascript:function splt(){s=document.body.innerHTML;alert(s.length)..."

Paul

This gives '0':

javascript:function splt(){var s=document.body.innerHTML;alert(s.length);}splt();

What am I doing wrong?

Paul

Strange...  it gives me a number... :-/

I'm on Firefox 1.5

>>I'm on Firefox 1.5
1.5.0.1!

Oddly though, after it executes, my Bookmarks sidebar goes blank! Could I have an extension that's interfering?

Happens on other sites too!

Paul

Works on mine :-/

this is a little out of your topic area, but...

JScript has descrete differences to Javascript JScript - JScript is microsoft's own take on the scripting language, and although for the most part it is compatable in other browsers, it contains features that are only available in IE.

All,

I disabled all my extensions (wierd feeling) and tried it again:

javascript:function splt(){s=document.body.innerHTML;alert(s.length);}splt();

Still showing '0'. Any more thoughts?

Is there any other way of getting the contents of the current page?

I keep feeling that the disappearance of the bookmarks sidebar after execution is important. What might that mean?

Paul

>> I keep feeling that the disappearance of the bookmarks sidebar after execution is important. What might that mean?

It's odd, because mine doesn't disappear :-/

A technique I often use to track down bugs is to try to discover how I would do it deliberately so:

How would you make the sidebar go blank (if its there) and both appear AND be blank if its not there, using JScript?

Paul

P.S. Could this be a FF Version issue? As I said, I have 1.5.0.1. Is that the same as yours? Are you running Windows XP-SP2 like me?

Wow! I didnt spot that! Good catch! That explains the whole thing! Even the blanking of the sidebar!

My fragment now gives me 61481 for this page so I should be able to resurrect the original and test it.

I think I'll split the points here :-)

Paul

yay!  yeah, now the code mplungjan gave here http:Q_21807403.html#16413034 should work fine :-)

i dont use the sidebar...  that's my excuse anyway ;-)

good luck!

Tim