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Adzie
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:52 pm    Post subject: Browser within app? Reply with quote
Hey

Just want to run an idea past you before I try it, to see if it's possible.

I created a little program, which loads a URL, redirects it twice, and then closes the browser. (It's an automated search tool)
But the main issue is that it opens and closes browser windows at random intervals, and if the person is doing something, it gets annoying. My personal workaround for it is to use a virtual pc, but not everyone who has the program has enough computing knowledge or confidence to set one up.

So is it possible to have a frame within the app, or another gui, that works like a browser? It doesn't have to be user controllable either, just a little screen that shows the internet page that the program loads up, redirects and closes, within the app itself, so that it runs discretely.

If it is possible, what code should I be looking at?

Thanks,

-Adzie
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n-l-i-d
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Embed an Internet Explorer control in your AHK Gui via COM

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Adzie
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you.
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Adzie
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Right, I've read through that whole thread, and spend the day trying to get it to work, but all I've got is a massive headache, so I'm going to need some help.

From the Wiki:
Code:
#Include IEControl.ahk
#SingleInstance force

GoSub, GuiStart

Gui, +LastFound +Resize
Gui, Show, w800 h600 Center, WebBrowser
hWnd := WinExist()

CLSID_WebBrowser := "{8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2}"
IID_IWebBrowser2 := "{D30C1661-CDAF-11D0-8A3E-00C04FC9E26E}"
pwb := CreateObject(CLSID_WebBrowser, IID_IWebBrowser2)

AtlAxAttachControl(pwb, hWnd)

IE_LoadURL(pwb, "http://www.autohotkey.com/")
Sleep 5000
IE_LoadURL(pwb, "http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/")
Sleep 5000
IE_GoBack(pwb)
Sleep 3000
IE_GoForward(pwb)
Return

GuiStart:
AtlAxWinInit()
CoInitialize()
Return

GuiClose:
Gui, %A_Gui%:Destroy
Release(pwb)
CoUninitialize()
AtlAxWinTerm()
ExitApp

If I put that into a separate AHK file and run it, it works, but when I try to integrate it with the rest of my script, nothing happens, or it mutilates the whole GUI.

Also from Wiki:
Code:
Gui, +lastfound
h := WinExist()

IE_Add( h, 0, 0, 500, 500)

; Must be equal to or larger than the IE_Add size
; or some of the displayed web page will be cut off.
Gui, Show, h500 w500

IE_LoadURL("www.yahoo.com")
return

I've also tried implementing that to no success. I downloaded the IEControl.ahk and CoHelper.ahk from the wiki page.




What I am trying to do is have a webpage within a GroupBox in an existing GUI, which can then be redirected. Below is a snippet from my existing code:

Code:
w = 530
h = 600
bx := (530 - 180) / 2
bx2 := (bx + 100)
Gui, Add, Button, w75 x%bx% section y200 gVolExit,Exit
Gui, Add, Button, w75 x%bx2% ys gCredits, About


gui, add, groupbox, x10 w%w1% h365 +center, Browser

h2 := WinExist()
IE_Add( h2, 10, 300, 500, 200)

gui,show, W%w% H%h% ,%title%

IE_LoadURL(pwb, "http://www.autohotkey.com/")
Sleep 5000
IE_LoadURL(pwb, "http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/")
Sleep 5000
IE_GoBack(pwb)
Sleep 3000
IE_GoForward(pwb)
Return


And this is a screenshot of what happens:




As I said, I've looked through the other threads and COM/DOM stuff is way over my head. I'm certain it can be done simpler than that, I just don't know how.

Any help would be appreciated.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
no not simpler but it only looks complicated till you do it a bit
ill fix your code this evening
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Adzie
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
tank wrote:
no not simpler but it only looks complicated till you do it a bit
ill fix your code this evening


Thank you!
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tank



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
bout all the effort im gonna put into partial code
Code:
w = 530
h = 600
bx := (530 - 180) / 2
bx2 := (bx + 100)
;~ Gui, Add, Button, w75 x%bx% section y200 gVolExit,Exit
;~ Gui, Add, Button, w75 x%bx2% ys gCredits, About

Gui, +LastFound +Resize
COM_AtlAxWinInit()
pwb:= IE_Add( WinExist(), 10,245,500,345)
gui, add, groupbox, x10 y235 w500 h365 +center, Browser

gui,show, w510 h600 ,%title%

IE_LoadURL(pwb, "http://www.autohotkey.com/")
Sleep 5000
IE_LoadURL(pwb, "http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/")
Sleep 5000
IE_GoBack(pwb)
Sleep 3000
IE_GoForward(pwb)
Return

GuiClose:
ExitApp

i use com.ahk not cohelper.ahk im not sure that sean even still update cohelper
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you so much! It works perfectly.
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tank



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Code:
Gui, +LastFound +Resize
COM_AtlAxWinInit()
pwb:= IE_Add( WinExist(), 0,245,510,355)

gui, add, groupbox, x0 y235 w510 h375 +center, Browser

gui,show, w510 h600 ,%title%
COM_Invoke(pwb, "Navigate","http://www.google.com")
load_complete(pwb)
COM_Invoke(pwb,"Navigate","http://www.autohotkey.com/")
load_complete(pwb)
COM_Invoke(pwb,"Navigate","http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/")
load_complete(pwb)
COM_Invoke(pwb, "GoBack")
load_complete(pwb)
COM_Invoke(pwb, "GoForward")
Return

GuiClose:
ExitApp
load_complete(pwb)
{
   Loop
      if rdy:=COM_Invoke(pwb,"readyState") = 4
         Break
}

another way to do exactly as above with only the com library
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could I get a copy of your entire script? I would not release it, I am just trying to create a program that does a similar thing, but I am not that good with AHK, so I think it would help to have a finished project, so that I can see how everything works and then go ahead and create my own. If not that's cool too the info in this thread helped a lot
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=215706#215706
everything you ever wanted to know to get started with com and web pages
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks a ton
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