get URL

marcrock · February 6th, 2004, 09:22 AM

Hello.

How can I open a document that is already opened in a frame of a page in a new window with a function like newWindow(). How can I get its URL and put it as a content in the new window?
Thanks.

joefawcett · February 6th, 2004, 09:43 AM

If the frame is named 'main' and the document is from the same domain as the one in which you are running code then:

Code:

var sUrl = top.frames['main'].location.href;
alert(sUrl); //Debugging

gives you the URL and then:

Code:

window.open(sUrl);

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Joe

marcrock · February 6th, 2004, 10:27 AM

Thanks a lot by your reply, Joe, but I'd like to get the current URL shown in the page, from any site. Do you know how to do this too?
Thanks again.

joefawcett · February 6th, 2004, 10:50 AM

Using standard code you can't, it's a security restriction. In a low security setting you can using the shell.application class. Search google groups for examples containing that class within the last two years authored by myself, Joe Fawcett. I don't have the stuff with me at the moment because I'm away from office. Basically you create a shell.application and loop through the collection retuned by its windows method. Thos gives all open windows and you can examine url's etc.

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Joe

marcrock · February 6th, 2004, 11:33 AM

Thanks again. I was thinking we had a simple way to get there... I'll try a "workaround". Thanks, Joe.