AppleScript Commands Supported by IE 2.0 for Macintosh

 Last reviewed: September 2, 1997
Article ID: Q150590
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Macintosh

SUMMARY

This article lists AppleScript commands that Internet Explorer 2.0 for Macintosh supports.

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Web Browser Suite Events

Web Browser Suite: Class of events that are sent to Web browser programs.

OpenURL: Retrieves Uniform Resource Locator (URL) off the Web. 

   OpenURL  string  -- Fully specified URL
      [to  file specification]  -- File to save downloaded data into.
      [toWindow  integer]  -- Window to open this URL into. (Use -1 for
         top window)
      [Flags  integer]  -- Valid Flags settings are: 1-Ignore the document
         cache; 2-Ignore the image cache; 4-Operate in background mode.
      [FormData  anything]  -- Posting of forms of a given Multipurpose
                               Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type.
      [MIMEType  string]  -- MIME type for the FormData.
      [ProgressApp  'psn ']  -- If specified, ProgressApp can be named to
         handle the user interface for process messages.
      [ResultApp  'psn ']  -- When the requested URL has been accessed and
         all associated documents loaded, the Web browser will issue an
         OpenURLResult to the ResultApp.
   Result:   integer  -- TransactionID
ShowFile: Passes FileSpec containing data of a given MIME type to be rendered in a given WindowID. 

   ShowFile  alias  -- The file to show.
      [MIME type  string]  -- MIME type
      [Window ID  integer]  -- Identification number of the window to open
                               the file into.
         (Can use -1 for top window)
      [URL  string]  -- A URL which allows this document to be reloaded if
         necessary.
      [ResultApp  'psn ']  -- When the requested URL has been accessed and
      all associated documents loaded, the Web browser will issue a
      ShowFileResult to the ResultApp.
   Result:   integer  -- TransactionID
CancelTransaction: Tells the Web browser to cancel a TransactionID in progress which the program has initiated with an OpenURL or ShowFile command. 

   CancelTransaction  integer  -- TransactionID
QueryVersion: Tells the Web browser that a program that wants to communicate with it supports a specific version (major.minor) of this SDI specification. 

   QueryVersion
      Major Version  integer  -- Major version of the SDI specification
         the sending program supports.
      Minor Version  integer  -- Minor version of the SDI specification
         the sending program supports.
   Result:   list
Activate: Tells the Web browser to bring itself to the front and show WindowID. (Can use -1 for top window.) 

   Activate  integer  -- WindowID
      [Flags  integer]  -- Reserved for future use
   Result:   integer  -- WindowID of the front window
ListWindows: Returns a list of WindowIDs representing each window currently being used by the Web browser. 

   ListWindows
   Result:   list
GetWindowInfo: Returns a window information record (URL/Title) for the specified window. 

   GetWindowInfo  integer  -- WindowID of the window to get info about
   Result:   list
ParseAnchor: Combines a base URL and a relative URL to produce a fully specified URL. 

   ParseAnchor  string  -- MainURL. The base URL.
      withURL  string  -- RelativeURL, which, when combined with the
         MainURL (in the direct object), is used to produce a fully-
         specified URL.
   Result:   string  -- The Fully specified URL.
BeginProgress: Initializes a progress indicator. 

   BeginProgress  integer  -- TransactionID
      with Message  string  -- Message to display with the progress
      indicator.
   Result:   Boolean  -- Success
SetProgressRange: Sets a maximum value for the progress indicator associated with TransactionID. 

   SetProgressRange  integer  -- TransactionID
      Max  integer  -- Max value for this progress indicator
MakingProgress: Updates the progress indicator associated with TransactionID. 

   MakingProgress  integer  -- TransactionID
      with message  string  -- Message to display in the progress
         indicator current setting  integer  -- Current value of the
         progress indicator
   [Result:   Boolean]  -- Cancel
EndProgress: Notifies the program that the progress indicator associated with TransactionID is no longer needed. 

   EndProgress  integer  -- TransactionID
RegisterDone: Signals that all processing initiated by the RegisterNow event associated by TransactionID has finished. 

   RegisterDone  integer  -- TransactionID
   Result:   integer  -- 0 = failure; 1 = success; 2 = sending program
      needs more time to complete operation.
RegisterProtocol: Notifies that the sending program is able to handle all URLs for the specified protocol. 

   RegisterProtocol  'psn '  -- program
      for  string  -- Protocol, such as NEWS, MAILTO, etc...
   Result:   Boolean  -- Success
UnRegisterProtocol: Notifies that the sending program no longer wants to handle URLs for the specified protocol. 

   UnRegisterProtocol  'psn '  -- program
      for  string  -- Protocol, such as NEWS, MAILTO, etc...
RegisterViewer: Notifies that the sending program is able to handle all documents for the specified MIMEType. 

   RegisterViewer  'psn '  -- program
      for  string  -- MIMEType
      [as  type class]  -- File type for saved documents
      [Flags  integer]
UnRegisterViewer: Notifies that the sending program no longer wants to handle documents of the specified MIMEType. 

   UnRegisterViewer  'psn '  -- program
      for  string  -- MIMEType
RegisterURLEcho: Notifies that the sending program would like to receive EchoURL events. 

   RegisterURLEcho  string  -- program
   Result:   Boolean  -- Success
UnRegisterURLEcho: Notifies that the sending prgram would no longer like to receive EchoURL events. 

   UnRegisterURLEcho  'psn '  -- program
RegisterWindowClose: Notifies that the sending program would like to receive WindowClose events. 

   RegisterWindowClose  'psn '  -- program
UnRegisterWindowClose: Notifies that the sending program would no longer like to receive WindowClose events. 

   UnRegisterWindowClose  'psn '  -- program

URL Suite: Standard Suite for Uniform Resource Locators

GetURL: Open the URL (and optionally save it to disk) 

   GetURL  string  -- The URL
      [To file (optional)  'fss
         this file.

Netscape Suite: Events Defined by Netscape

Open bookmark: Reads in a bookmark file. 

   Open bookmark  alias  -- If not available, reloads the current bookmark
      file.
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AppleScript is a product of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft cannot troubleshoot AppleScript or assist in the creation of scripts. For further assistance, please consult your AppleScript documentation or contact Apple Computer.

KBCategory: kbtool kbref kbprg
KBSubcategory: msiemac
Additional reference words: 2.00 Mac msie ie20 Power PowerPC
Keywords : msiemac kbprg kbref kbtool
Version : 2.00
Platform : MACINTOSH

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Last reviewed: September 2, 1997
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