Is there a way to programmatically read/copy the HTML contents in a
Firefox page, similar to the way possible in Internet Explorer via the
IHTMLDocument2 COM interface?

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...74(VS.85).aspx

If so, where do I find information about this?

Thanks,
Joe

On 08-04-2008 11:34 CET, partner55164777@vansoftcorp.com composed this
enchanting statement:
> Is there a way to programmatically read/copy the HTML contents in a
> Firefox page, similar to the way possible in Internet Explorer via the
> IHTMLDocument2 COM interface?
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...74(VS.85).aspx
>
> If so, where do I find information about this?
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
>

Sure, but I do not know how you would do that programmatically. You
could ask it in /the Internet Explorer Developer Center/.

Anyway, it is done at W3C.org , for instance, to analyze a web page on
its standards and report on it.

--
Kind regards,
Melchert

(MacOS 10.3.9 / Firefox 2.0, Thunderbird 2.0)

Am 08.04.2008 11:34, partner55164777@vansoftcorp.com schrieb:
> Is there a way to programmatically read/copy the HTML contents in a
> Firefox page, similar to the way possible in Internet Explorer via the
> IHTMLDocument2 COM interface?
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...74(VS.85).aspx
>
> If so, where do I find information about this?
>
> Thanks,
> Joe

What do you want to do?

Dennis Benzinger

On 08.04.2008 11:34, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused
partner55164777@vansoftcorp.com to generate the following:? :
> Is there a way to programmatically read/copy the HTML contents in a
> Firefox page, similar to the way possible in Internet Explorer via the
> IHTMLDocument2 COM interface?
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...74(VS.85).aspx
>
> If so, where do I find information about this?
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
>

have you tried:
main menu View>>Message Source ???

reg

Dennis Benzinger wrote:

> Am 08.04.2008 11:34, partner55164777@vansoftcorp.com schrieb:
>> Is there a way to programmatically read/copy the HTML contents in a
>> Firefox page, similar to the way possible in Internet Explorer via the
>> IHTMLDocument2 COM interface?
>>
>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...74(VS.85).aspx
>>
>> If so, where do I find information about this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Joe
>
> What do you want to do?

Dennis,

Here you are getting to the nub of the problem.

The OP appears to wants to access web pages while they are being displayed
by Firefox. If the OP wants to alter the web page 'on the fly', then
the 'greasemonkey' add-on may be the answer
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748]. Alternatively if the
OP wants to create a Firefox add-on, then reading up on XUL may help. XUL
Planet may be of help there [http://xulplanet.com/tutorials/].

In any case, an understanding of the Firefox 'Document Object Model' (aka
DOM) will be vital. See the 'Gecko DOM Reference'
[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs...DOM_Reference] as at least a
starting point.

HTH

Rob.