forumuser

i have a custom button on the browser toolbar which points to a html application (HTA) which launches it when clicked.

an instruction such as

window.location.href

gives the URL of the HTA rather than the browser that launched it.

how do i reference the DOM of the browser from the HTA?

i have winxp sp2 with ie6.0

DaWei

Your question isn't entirely clear. A document is served from the url that references it, it is rendered by the client browser, and there you are. You can't unilaterally address a client from a server in the normal course of events. It's a momentary, stateless, request/response situation initiated by the client, not a continuous-connection, interactive relationship.

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forumuser

i do not want to address a client from the server.

i want to process pages that i am viewing in my browser. i have added a custom button to the toolbar of my browser. the custom button points to a html application (HTA) which is local on my computer. when i click on the custom button i want the HTA to run and process the web page that i am viewing. but i have a problem.

in the local HTA an instruction such as

window.location.href

gives the URL of the HTA rather than the browser that launched it.

i want to reference and access the DOM of the browser (from the HTA) that launched the HTA, so that i may process the URL of the browser and other objects.

i am running winxp sp2 with ie6.0

Polyphemus_

don't get you, but maybe this is useful to you?

DaWei

I'd suggest addressing it with a plug-in.

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forumuser

thank you

forumuser

it has been brought to my attention that

window.opener
Sets or retrieves a reference to the window that created the current window.

resolves my problem.

except window.opener is returning null when the HTA is launched from the browser.

can anybody suggest further solutions?