check if a window is done loading

[cdkid]

is there any way to check if a window is done loading (a firefox browser in particular here)

[cdkid]

or is there a way to reference firefox COM objects...if there are any

[LondonNDIB]

I'm not a firefox user... but is it like IE where the status bar says "Done" when it is finished loading? That might be one way.

Another could be to check the file size of the page using InetGetSize, then compare that to the downloaded html (as text) so far... I think that would get messy.

Hope that perhaps gets something turning... wish I could be more help.

LD

[seandisanti]

or is there a way to reference firefox COM objects...if there are any

is there a status bar update or anything? i don't use the browser myself, but there is probably a status bar line you could read. as far as COM objects, if i remember correctly, someone said that com couldn't be used w/ firefox.

[cdkid]

thanks guys...i had a brainfart didnt even think of using the status bar

[Stumpii]

is there a status bar update or anything? i don't use the browser myself, but there is probably a status bar line you could read. as far as COM objects, if i remember correctly, someone said that com couldn't be used w/ firefox.

For those interested in the Mozilla ActiveX Control. Never tried it, but for those with nothing else to do!

[cdkid]

hhmmm i cant use the status bar text cuz it isnt a real status bar...i used the Au3Info tool and it didnt show any status bar text even tho what looked to be the status bar said 'done' odd

[TK_Incorperate]

use pixel checking for it since the green progress bar goes away when it's done loading.

[cdkid]

any1 know how to use this mozilla activex control?

[Stumpii]

any1 know how to use this mozilla activex control?

Does not look like you can.

I tried the IE example in the help file with the Mozilla object (Mozilla.Browser.1), but all I get are errors. The page sort of loads, the error kills it. I tried the control in VB and it works fine. I do not think that you can create the object at runtime.

I assume that you have looked into the WinGetState function that returns whether the window is visible and/or active?

Edited January 19, 2006 by Stumpii

[Stumpii]

Never mind, I have got it to work. Here is the code, basically copied from the help IE example, but with the Mozilla control AND killing of the Mozilla control before the form closes (otherwise you get errors).

CODE

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$oIE = ObjCreate("Mozilla.Browser.1")

; Create a simple GUI for our output

GUICreate ( "Embedded Web control Test", 640, 580,(@DesktopWidth-640)/2, (@DesktopHeight-580)/2 , $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)

$GUIActiveX = GUICtrlCreateObj ( $oIE, 10, 40 , 600 , 360 )

$GUI_Button_Back = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("Back", 10, 420, 100, 30)

$GUI_Button_Forward = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("Forward", 120, 420, 100, 30)

$GUI_Button_Home = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("Home", 230, 420, 100, 30)

$GUI_Button_Stop = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("Stop", 330, 420, 100, 30)

GUISetState () ;Show GUI

$oIE.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com")

; Waiting for user to close the window

While 1

$msg = GUIGetMsg()

Select

Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

$oIE = 0

ExitLoop

Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Home

$oIE.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com")

Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Back

$oIE.GoBack

Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Forward

$oIE.GoForward

Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Stop

$oIE.Stop

EndSelect

Wend

GUIDelete ()

Exit

To get this to work, you need to first download the Mozilla ActiveX control from here. Then to be able to create on the fly in AutoIt, you need to unregister 'mozctl.dll' in the installation folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla ActiveX Control v1.7.12 in my case) and register 'mozctlx.dll' in the same folder. To do this, open command prompt, navigate to the folder and type 'regsvr32 -u mozctl.dll' and then 'regsvr32 mozctlx.dll'.

The code should then run. The interface is the same as IE, so program with the IE control first, then swap for Mozilla.

[big_daddy]

This is something I found, not sure if it will help or not.

Command line options:

Open URL with FireFox: Firefox "www.mozilla.org"

Launch Mozilla in Quick Launch mode: FireFox -turbo

Set window height: FireFox -height xxx

Set window width: FireFox -width xxx

[DaleHohm]

For those interested in the Mozilla ActiveX Control. Never tried it, but for those with nothing else to do!

I have done some work with this while trying to help another user. Be aware that it implements (I think I remember correctly) compatability with IE3 -- and the standard release today is IE6.

One of the only compelling reasons to use this over IE COM as far as I could tell is the IE license agreement compared to Mozilla -- if you are in a position to care about this, then it is significant, but if you are not I think you are just buying yourself a lot of hassle with little return. Those who hate IE because it is IE, please try it for yourself because I won't argue with you about it.

Dale

[Stumpii]

I have done some work with this while trying to help another user. Be aware that it implements (I think I remember correctly) compatability with IE3 -- and the standard release today is IE6.

One of the only compelling reasons to use this over IE COM as far as I could tell is the IE license agreement compared to Mozilla -- if you are in a position to care about this, then it is significant, but if you are not I think you are just buying yourself a lot of hassle with little return. Those who hate IE because it is IE, please try it for yourself because I won't argue with you about it.

Dale

Good point. The control implements compatibility with IE4. I would say that anyone that wants a simple browser pane to show an HTML readme, etc. should take a look. If you want to examine the forms or HTML makeup of a webpage, then you are probably better off using IE.

[cdkid]

yeah, i prefer IE but a lot of ppl in my clan want scripts that'll log em into the website n such & they like FF...thanks for the help everyone