UrlDownloadToFile doesn't download the whole webpage

[Benny-D]

Here is the URL of the page I am trying to download: https://web1.fyh.mohw.gov.tw/oinetregweb/OINetReg.Reg/Sub_RegTable.aspx

The page consists of only one table and looks like this:

I use this script (taken from UrlDownloadToFile command documentation) to download that page:

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whr := ComObjCreate("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1")
whr.Open("GET", "https://web1.fyh.mohw.gov.tw/oinetregweb/OINetReg.Reg/Sub_RegTable.aspx", true)
whr.Send()
; Using 'true' above and the call below allows the script to remain responsive.
whr.WaitForResponse()
version := whr.ResponseText
MsgBox % version
clipboard := version

The problem is what I receive as a result of downloading doesn't seem to contain the whole thing. For example, I don't get the Chinese names that can be seen in that table:


What's surprising is that when I try to inspect those elements using Google Chrome (by pressing F12 button), I still can see those names in the source page:


So it looks like the Chrome browser can see something that AHK UrlDownloadToFile command doesn't. How can I make AHK also see and, therefore, also download those names in the page source?

[AHKStudent]

probably because the data is loaded dynamically, try using IE com to confirm

[Benny-D]

try using IE com to confirm

- Can you, please, give me a clue on where to find and how to use IE com? I don't know anything about it.

[AHKStudent]

try using IE com to confirm

- Can you, please, give me a clue on where to find and how to use IE com? I don't know anything about it.

look in your clipboard after u run this to see if u have the data

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pwb := ComObjCreate("InternetExplorer.Application")
pwb.Visible := false ; make true if you wanna see the ie window
pwb.Navigate("https://web1.fyh.mohw.gov.tw/oinetregweb/OINetReg.Reg/Sub_RegTable.aspx")
	while pwb.busy or pwb.ReadyState != 4 
		Sleep, 130
Clipboard := pwb.document.documentElement.innerHTML
pwb.quit()

[Benny-D]

No, I can't see those name using this script either.

It's surprising to me that neither IE come, not AHK can't fully get the dynamically-loaded pages, while Chrome can.

[Benny-D]

I just discovered that when I try to look up that page in IE browser by entering the same URL, IE shows an empty page containing no table at all (there is only a header image)! Why could it be so? Does it mean that IE simply can't show some of dynamic pages?

[AHKStudent]

It means that site is not IE compatible

try chrome.ahk

I am getting a blank page in chrome

[Benny-D]

I see. Thank you.