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Getting focus on an HTML iframe

I am trying to gain focus of an iframe in a html document.

Using:
public AxSHDocVw.AxWebBrowser axWebBrowser1;

I can get the document fine and can view it in the broswer control or view the HTML in a textbox.

IHTMLDocument2 HTMLDocument =(IHTMLDocument2)WebBrowser1.Document;

However, I am trying to get focus on the data in the HTML iframe and put the text in that iframe into a string.

Everything works but i cant get anything from the iframe. I seem to only get the text from the main html document.

Any help is appreciated.

CJ_S

The syntax would be:

WebBrowser.document.iframename.document.formname.fieldname.value
or
WebBrowser.document.iframename.document.formname.fieldname.focus()

aksteve

ASKER

The iframe has no name="value"

It is just:

<iframe frameborder='0' width='300' height='150' scrolling='No' src='http://iframehere.com'></iframe>

CJ_S

You can set it's id can't you?

ANyway, you can also use the frames collection and the index.

WebBrowser.document.frames[0].document.formname.fieldname.focus()

aksteve

ASKER

No, i can't set its ID actually.. If I could i definately would..

Basically i am trying to access to text inside a iframe that has no id.. I am not sure if this can be done with DOM or what.. I have yet to figure it out..

Exactly the reason i offer 200 points for this :)

CJ_S

Try the above. Instead of an id you use it's index.

aksteve

ASKER

I think i tried it the way you suggested(and a few other ways) and got errors each time.

Error I got was:
Cannot apply indexing with [] to an expression of type 'mshtml.FramesCollection'

What i used was:

IHTMLDocument2 HTMLDocument = (IHTMLDocument2) axWebBrowser1.Document;
HTMLDocument.frames[0].document.focus();

CJ_S

You need to cast the collection first, just like you've done for the document.

object iIndex = 0;
mshtml.IHTMLWindow2 x = (mshtml.IHTMLWindow2) HTMLDocument.frames.item(ref iIndex);

(just checked). Now you can access the document of that innerframe again the same way as you've done for the first HTMLDocument.

Regards,
CJ

aksteve

ASKER

I emailed a piece to you. Although this answer is 90% correct and i will creit you the 200 points.

I will give ya some bonus points if you can get it 100%

CJ_S

Will check later tonight. Seen the email, had no time yet :-/

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aksteve

ASKER

Hmm seems to work at the 1st url i gave you but it still doesnt at the 2nd url i sent you..

CJ_S

aksteve

ASKER

There is text hehe.. Click on the iframe and use view source..

Actually if i can just get the source of it that would be fine also.. i cant seem to get anything from the 2nd url

aksteve

ASKER

Well you got it and i thank you a bunch!!

CJ_S

But did you get it to work?

CJ

aksteve

ASKER

Sure did :0

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