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innerHTML of frame with an FTP location?
I need to access the "document.body.innerHTML" of a frame when the frame location is an ftp site.
I can do it as long as the location of the frame is an http page, but when I make it an ftp site, the frame no longer has a "document" object.
Here is the code that is giving me problems:
** Main Frameset Page **
<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
function logon(user,pw,server) {
bottomframe.location = 'ftp://' + user + ':' + pw + '@' + server;
return;
}
function check() {
alert(bottomframe.document
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<frameset name="frameset" rows="*,100">
<frame name="topframe" src="logon.html">
<frame name="bottomframe" src="blank.html">
</frameset>
** logon.html Page **
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form name="logonForm" action="SelectPage.html">
<b>Logon to Web Site</b>
<br>
Username:<input name="username" type="text">
<br>
password:<input name="password" type="password">
<br>
Web Server:<input name="server" type="text">
<br>
<input type="button" value="Logon" onClick="parent.logon(docu
<br>
<input type="button" value="Show innerHTML" onClick="parent.check();">
</form>
</body>
</html>
** blank.html Page **
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
The innerHTML is here
</body>
</html>
I can do it as long as the location of the frame is an http page, but when I make it an ftp site, the frame no longer has a "document" object.
Here is the code that is giving me problems:
** Main Frameset Page **
<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
function logon(user,pw,server) {
bottomframe.location = 'ftp://' + user + ':' + pw + '@' + server;
return;
}
function check() {
alert(bottomframe.document
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<frameset name="frameset" rows="*,100">
<frame name="topframe" src="logon.html">
<frame name="bottomframe" src="blank.html">
</frameset>
** logon.html Page **
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form name="logonForm" action="SelectPage.html">
<b>Logon to Web Site</b>
<br>
Username:<input name="username" type="text">
<br>
password:<input name="password" type="password">
<br>
Web Server:<input name="server" type="text">
<br>
<input type="button" value="Logon" onClick="parent.logon(docu
<br>
<input type="button" value="Show innerHTML" onClick="parent.check();">
</form>
</body>
</html>
** blank.html Page **
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
The innerHTML is here
</body>
</html>
Ive read through the script
Can you give broad outline of what you are trying to acheive??
Im assuming you want authorised users the ability to download certain files????
steven M
Can you give broad outline of what you are trying to acheive??
Im assuming you want authorised users the ability to download certain files????
steven M
ASKER
third:
You are right (although the error message for pages that I don't own says "access denied" instead of "no such interface supported" which is what it says for ftp pages).
steven M:
You are right, I want to make an HTML editor using javascript. This means I need the browser to be able to upload and download files.
You are right (although the error message for pages that I don't own says "access denied" instead of "no such interface supported" which is what it says for ftp pages).
steven M:
You are right, I want to make an HTML editor using javascript. This means I need the browser to be able to upload and download files.
www.spidergen.com
cost about uk £250 for studio version and £100 for normal client, this does what you want to do here
unless this is a project and you want to compete with these guys, or have other restrictions
i figure a days work compared to offshelve solution good odds
stevenM
cost about uk £250 for studio version and £100 for normal client, this does what you want to do here
unless this is a project and you want to compete with these guys, or have other restrictions
i figure a days work compared to offshelve solution good odds
stevenM
"no such interface supported"
therefore these statement generally means that accessing documents from http to ftp is not supported by browsers although http can view the page but is on a protected mode (i.e. readonly).
for creating javascript-based HTML editor, you will find this link very useful,
http://www.javascript-page.com/easyhtml/
therefore these statement generally means that accessing documents from http to ftp is not supported by browsers although http can view the page but is on a protected mode (i.e. readonly).
for creating javascript-based HTML editor, you will find this link very useful,
http://www.javascript-page.com/easyhtml/
ASKER
I've discovered a way to get the contents of a file from a web server using javascript. Here is what my new logon function looks like.
function logon(user,pw,server) {
// the user and pw variables are not needed
// because this uses HTTP instead of FTP,
// the server variable can contain a complete URL.
var xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.X
xmlHttp.open("GET", server, false);
xmlHttp.send();
bottomframe.document.body.
return;
}
function logon(user,pw,server) {
// the user and pw variables are not needed
// because this uses HTTP instead of FTP,
// the server variable can contain a complete URL.
var xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.X
xmlHttp.open("GET", server, false);
xmlHttp.send();
bottomframe.document.body.
return;
}
is the source file you are altering under your control??? ie can it always be xml ??
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"I can do it as long as the location of the frame is an http page"
not all http page but only pages that you own or pages that grants you full access. try setting the bottom frame to www.yahoo.com and see what i mean.
this also applies to your problem.