Grab The HTML source

[blizzedout]

Ok is it possible to make it grab the html source of a URL with out displaying the actual HTML? (using the IE.au3)

Edited July 28, 2006 by blizzedout

[SmOke_N]

Ok is it possible to make it grab the html source of a URL with out displaying the actual HTML? (using the IE.au3)

I don't know about IE.au3 but what's wrong with _INetGetSource()?

[DaleHohm]

Ok is it possible to make it grab the html source of a URL with out displaying the actual HTML? (using the IE.au3)

_INetGetSource() would be the most efficient way for you to get the source. If you need IE.au3 (for example if the page source you want is not a static page, but the result of some clicking or form submission) you can use

$oIE = _IECreate("http://your-url", 0, 0) ; URL, don't tryAttach, invisble
$pageSource = _IEBodyReadHTML($oIE)
_IEQuit($oIE)

You can also _IEAttach instead of _IECreate, and _IEBodyReadText or _IEDocReadHTML -- see the helpfile for more info.

Dale

Edit: BTW, Example 5 for _IECreate in the helpfile does something similar to this, but returns a specific portion of the page

Edited July 28, 2006 by DaleHohm

[blizzedout]

_INetGetSource() would be the most efficient way for you to get the source. If you need IE.au3 (for example if the page source you want is not a static page, but the result of some clicking or form submission) you can use

$oIE = _IECreate("http://your-url", 0, 0) ; URL, don't tryAttach, invisble
$pageSource = _IEBodyReadHTML($oIE)
_IEQuit($oIE)

You can also _IEAttach instead of _IECreate, and _IEBodyReadText or _IEDocReadHTML -- see the helpfile for more info.

Dale

Edit: BTW, Example 5 for _IECreate in the helpfile does something similar to this, but returns a specific portion of the page

well i need it to stay logged in. and when i use _INetGetSource it doesnt login. I am going to try it your way.

[blizzedout]

well the only reason i need to do this it for it two grab a hash and a session number.

[blizzedout]

also is there any way to speed up the load (when you hide the IE window it still loads all the pictures and runs the script doesnt it?)

Edited July 28, 2006 by blizzedout

[DaleHohm]

also is there any way to speed up the load (when you hide the IE window it still loads all the pictures and runs the script doesnt it?)

Yes, it runs as though it is interactive (because it is). There are registry hacks to turn off image loading and disabling Javascript, but they affect all IE sessions.

You could start it and let it run invisibly and use _IEAttach to connect back to it when needed - then you'd incur the overhead of the initial load only once... just realize it will not exit on it own,

Dale