IDEAS or Solution to Source Code Capture ?

[justjim]

Any one have IDEAS or SOLUTION ?

I have a funtion that will return the source code
of a location ... like a HREF ref or a file location
on a hard drive.

When called it will write the source code to a new
window .. typically the default editor's window...
in my case that is NOTEPAD.

I want to redirect this code to a textarea or variable
on the page that calls the function.

or if not possible .... then a way to read and retrieve
the contents of the open NOTEPAD window that contains
the source code of the supplied reference.

Any GREAT Ideas would be appreciated. I have racked my
brain and read HTML and javascript references till I am
crosseyed.

HELP !! THANKS -- Jim


Here is the code :

// ***********************************************
// AUTHOR:

http://WWW.CGISCRIPT.NET,

LLC
// URL:

http://www.cgiscript.net

// Use the script, just leave this message intact.
// Download your FREE CGI/Perl Scripts today!
// (

http://www.cgiscript.net/scripts.htm

)
// ***********************************************
function viewSource() {
var test = document.txtHtml.source1.value;
document.location = "view-source:" + test;
}
// ***********************************************

This is the FORM and button i use to call the function :

<form name=&quot;txtHtml&quot;>
<input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;source1&quot; value=&quot;

http://www.any.webpage&quot;>

<input type=&quot;button&quot; onClick=&quot;viewSource()&quot; value=&quot;View Source&quot;>
</form>

 

[starway]

Just a thought:
Using this idea (does it work btw?) -
document.location = &quot;view-source:&quot; + test;

try to open source code into a popup window.
Then get the document contents using DOM and place it into a textarea of parent window.

I didn't try it, this is just an idea for you.

 

[justjim]

Starway ....

The command document.location = &quot;view-source:&quot; + test; opens a
notepad window as a matter of course in its command structure...

i have been unable to open/ retrieve the code in anything else .... and I have
no idea how to extract the contents of the NOTEPAD window using javascript
and DOM ....

Any ideas .... ??

TKX Jim

 

[starway]

If you cannot move the code source to a browser window, I don't see any sense it trying more: everything is based on it.