While window.document.embeds('FP').window is undefined,
window.document.embeds('FP') is defined, so the embed does exist.
I have to think this is some setting on my machine, but at this point
I'm both helpless and clueless. Please help!
--- In [email protected], "welkerpaul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "riverside6"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, both the 2nd and 3rd lines
in
> > your code give me the Unspecified Error as well. The 1st line
pops
> > up an alert box returning Microsoft Internet Explorer.
> >
> > When I go into a Script Debugger, it says window.document.embeds
> > ('FP').window is undefined, therefore getDocument of course
doesn't
> > exist.
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> No. Maybe there's no such embed object with id/name='FP'? The
Script
> Debugger should be able to tell.
>
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "welkerpaul"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Ok, from JS in Html:
> > > alert("window.navigator.appName: "+window.navigator.appName);
> > > alert("window.document.plugins
> > > ('FP').window.navigator.appName: "+window.document.plugins
> > > ('FP').window.navigator.appName);
> > > var svgobj = window.document.embeds('FP').window.getDocument();
> > >
> > > no problem
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], "riverside6"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > That definitely helps me to an extent. I understand now that
> if
> > I
> > > > have javascript in an SVG file itself, to reference the SVG
> > object
> > > I
> > > > can do the following...
> > > >
> > > > var svgobj = document
> > > >
> > > > The problem is, I'm still struggling to find out how to
access
> > the
> > > > svg object if I have the svg embedded and I want to
manipulate
> > the
> > > > SVG via javascript in the HTML document.
> > > >
> > > > What's the comparable command if the embed is named FP? I
> > thought
> > > it
> > > > was the following, but when I use this, I get "unspecified
> > > error"...
> > > >
> > > > var svgobj = document.embeds("FP").getSVGDocument()
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again for your help, but can you clear this up for
me?!?
> > > >
> > > > --- In [email protected], "welkerpaul"
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > This tread confused me;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > I guess part of the muddle is that window isn't window and
> > > document
> > > > > is not document when it comes to html<->svg (script)
> > > interaction.
> > > > > Moreover, if you open a plain svg, the asv browser
> integration
> > > > will
> > > > > generate a html document on the fly; yet you do have a html
> > > hosting
> > > > > the svg (embed obj).
> > > > >
> > > > > window is not window: remember these windows are different
> > > objects :
> > > > > [in HTML]: browser window object (i.e. recognizes
> window.open,
> > > > > window.opener, window.top, etc.)
> > > > > [in SVG]: asv plug-in window object (i.e. recognizes
> > > > > window.getSVGViewerVersion, window.contextMenu, etc.)
> > > > >
> > > > > again,
> > > > > [in HTML]: window.document is the browser html document
> object
> > > > > (i.e. recognizes document.body, document.all, etc.)
> > > > > [in SVG]: window.document is the SVGDocument object (i.e.
> > > > recognizes
> > > > > document.childNodes, document.rootElement, etc.)
> > > > >
> > > > > roundtripping samples for illustration:
> > > > >
> > > > > [in HTML]: window.document['plugins']['0']['window']
> ['document']
> > > > > ['rootElement'] (->svg object type of SVGSVGElement,
> > > > > window<>window, document<>document )
> > > > > [in SVG]: window.parent['document']['parentWindow']
> ['document']
> > > =
> > > > (-
> > > > > > html object type of document, doc is doc)
> > > > >
> > > > > Give it a break, - ,
> > > > > in asv 'window' is implemented as '_window_impl',
> and 'parent'
> > > is
> > > > > implemented as'__parent__' . (In asv6 'window.parent' is
> > broken,
> > > > > nevertheless 'window.__parent__' still works.)
> > > > >
> > > > > hth and didn't unduly confuse you;-)
> > > > > Paul
> > > > > --- In [email protected], "riverside6"
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Fred, you'll notice a post by myself earlier today
> > referencing
> > > > the
> > > > > > same error. I'm also using IE, and on the getSVGDocument
> > call
> > > > > > get "Unspecified Error". Unlike you though, I'm using a
> > > simple
> > > > > asp
> > > > > > page with the SVG embedded. I'd also appreciate any
> > > suggestions.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In [email protected], Fred yahou
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am using a SVG document that interacts a lot with
> > > > its "parent"
> > > > > > HTML page, in
> > > > > > > both direction:
> > > > > > > HTML->SVG:
> > > > > > > [in SVG]: window.myFunctionInSVG = myFunction;
> > > > > > > [in HTML]: window.myFunctionInSVG();
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > SVG->HTML
> > > > > > > [in SVG]: parent.myFunctionInHTML();
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This works fine on my HTTP server.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Then I save as a MHTML (Web Archive) file, eventually
> using
> > > a
> > > > > third
> > > > > > party IE
> > > > > > > plugin like "EZ Save MHTML", then tweaking directly the
> > > > > resulting
> > > > > > MHTML file
> > > > > > > (because for an unknown reason it misses the SVG file
and
> > > its
> > > > > > includes, so Im
> > > > > > > adding it manually, "encoded").
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Now I am sure my MHTML file is complete and well-
formed.
> > > When I
> > > > > > launch the .mht
> > > > > > > file in IE (6.0), it dispays fine, SVG and HTML
included,
> > > but
> > > > > the
> > > > > > communication
> > > > > > > between both "worlds" don't work anymore. And so the
> > > > > interactivity.
> > > > > > After some
> > > > > > > debugging I have been able to sort out that:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [in SVG]:
> > > > > > > - "parent" and "top" _don't exist_, so the
> > > > > parent.myFunctionInHTML
> > > > > > () call is
> > > > > > > not working: no error message, no exception on
try/catch,
> > > > > nothing,
> > > > > > just stops
> > > > > > > the script engine :-(
> > > > > > > - window object does not look like being the same
window
> > > object
> > > > > as
> > > > > > seen on HTML
> > > > > > > side. So window.myFunctionInSVG = myFunction works, but
> is
> > > > > useless.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [in HTML]:
> > > > > > > - calling window.myFunctionInSVG() returns an error (no
> > > > > specified
> > > > > > property
> > > > > > > blabla) because of the previous reason
> > > > > > > - document.embeds["svg"].getSVGDocument() fails as well
> > (!).
> > > > > > Apparently the
> > > > > > > first part of this statement gets the ASV3 plugin
object,
> > > but
> > > > the
> > > > > > > .getSVGDocument() throws an "unspecified error".
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I suspect a bug in the MHTML handling (eventually the
> > domain
> > > > > name,
> > > > > > rather
> > > > > > > complex in the context of a MHTML page). Because this
> > > feature
> > > > is
> > > > > > important to
> > > > > > > me, I am trying any possible workaround before giving
up.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I would be glad if anyone shares a begining of an
answer
> to
> > > > that
> > > > > > issue. If you
> > > > > > > did not get it, the purpose of all this is to be able
to
> > > send
> > > > > > emails with
> > > > > > > interactive SVG inlined, and have offline version of
> > complex
> > > > > > reports. The
> > > > > > > targetted platform is windows/IE/office, so I am
> interested
> > > in
> > > > > any
> > > > > > IE specific
> > > > > > > solution.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Fred
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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