Launch Find from command button

[sweetleaf]

Hi,

Does anyone know how to launch the windows find utility from an HTML command button. I just don't want the user to have to press ctrl + F everytime they want to seearch for something on a web page..

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Swany]

You can probably automate the pop-up of the find window in IE, but I am not sure exactly how to do that. You could also use this find function.


<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
var NS4 = (document.layers);
var IE4 = (document.all);
var win = this;
var n = 0;
function findInPage(str) {
var txt, i, found;
if (str == &quot;&quot
return false;
if (NS4) {
if (!win.find(str))
while(win.find(str, false, true))
n++;
else
n++;
if (n == 0) alert(str + &quot; was not found on this page.&quot;
}
if (IE4) {
txt = win.document.body.createTextRange();
for (i = 0; i <= n && (found = txt.findText(str)) != false; i++) {
txt.moveStart(&quot;character&quot;, 1);
txt.moveEnd(&quot;textedit&quot;
}
if (found) {
txt.moveStart(&quot;character&quot;, -1);
txt.findText(str);
txt.select();
txt.scrollIntoView();
n++;
}
else {
if (n > 0) {
n = 0;
findInPage(str);
}
else
alert(str + &quot; was not found on this page.&quot;
}
}
return false;
}
// End -->
</script>


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Put this in the body

<form name=search onSubmit=&quot;return findInPage(this.string.value);&quot;>
<b><font face = &quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;>Find on Page</b></font>
<input name=string type=text size=15 onChange=&quot;n = 0;&quot;>
</form>