Commenting HTML in IHTMLDocument2
I am able to get particular nodes from an IHTMLDocument2 document. However
all my attempts at commenting out certain nodes have not worked.
Does anyone have any tips/pointers on how to accomplish this and then save the HTML
to a file after the changes have been made?
I DO NOT want to just manipulate the HTML source, I want to manipulate the
IHTMLElement that I have.
all my attempts at commenting out certain nodes have not worked.
Does anyone have any tips/pointers on how to accomplish this and then save the HTML
to a file after the changes have been made?
I DO NOT want to just manipulate the HTML source, I want to manipulate the
IHTMLElement that I have.
Could you expand a little on that, by nodes do you mean the HTML tag elements and what do you mean by comment them out?
ASKER
Yes. In IHTMLDocument2, the tags can be IHTMLElements or IHTMLDOMNodes.
For instance:
<TR>
<TD colSpan=2>
<DIV class=line_item_name>
<A href="/products/<!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=line-lower-->/<!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=code-->.html"><!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=name -->
</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
I want to be able to comment out the whole <TR> tag.
For instance:
<TR>
<TD colSpan=2>
<DIV class=line_item_name>
<A href="/products/<!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=line-lower-->/<!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=code-->.html"><!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=name -->
</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
I want to be able to comment out the whole <TR> tag.
ASKER
Like this:
<!--
<TR>
<TD colSpan=2>
<DIV class=line_item_name>
<A href="/products/<!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=line-lower-->/<!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=code-->.html"><!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=name -->
</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
-->
<!--
<TR>
<TD colSpan=2>
<DIV class=line_item_name>
<A href="/products/<!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=line-lower-->/<!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=code-->.html"><!--
#ystore_catalog id=secondssgiftset field=name -->
</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
-->
Ed just a thought... why not just delete the element?
ASKER
Because we may need to uncomment the row at a later time.
This is a list of products in a Yahoo! store catalog. When we no
longer want to offer the item for sale, we want to comment out
the row. When we want to begin offering it again, we will
uncomment it.
E.
This is a list of products in a Yahoo! store catalog. When we no
longer want to offer the item for sale, we want to comment out
the row. When we want to begin offering it again, we will
uncomment it.
E.
But then couldn't people just look at the html source and see it.
Can you use the innerHTML property to comment it?
Can you use the innerHTML property to comment it?
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heretoread:
Yes but the actual HTML code is generated from the Yahoo! store system and, personally, I don't know
if it will even be seen in the resultant HTML.
No, I have tried modifying the OUTERHTML and it returns an exception.
DragonSlayer:
Hmm, Never thought about setting the display style...let me look at that because I may be able to do that.
Yes but the actual HTML code is generated from the Yahoo! store system and, personally, I don't know
if it will even be seen in the resultant HTML.
No, I have tried modifying the OUTERHTML and it returns an exception.
DragonSlayer:
Hmm, Never thought about setting the display style...let me look at that because I may be able to do that.
ASKER
looks like that is going to work, thanks Slayer!!!
No probs! Glad it worked Ed! ;-)