Access XMetal Dev. API from inside a web application inside a Explorer ActiveX

[Grimwolf]

Hello,

Here is my setup - I create an additional tab inside the Resource Manager and put a Shell.Explorer.2 ActiveX in it. Then I load some web application in this ActiveX.

if (!ResourceManager.Visible)
    ResourceManager.Visible = true;

try {
    ResourceManager.AddTab("MyTab", "Shell.Explorer.2");}
catch (e) { }

var webCtrl = ResourceManager.ControlInTab("MyTab");
webCtrl.Navigate("http://localhost:8400/");
ResourceManager.SelectTab("MyTab");

Is there some way to access the XMetal API from inside this application (http://localhost:8400/)? I mean the objects like Application, Documents, ActiveDocument, etc.

My idea is when I click some link inside the app to be able to access the API with JavaScript and perform some actions like pasting XML, selecting nodes, etc.

Anyone got any idea?

[Derek Read]

Yes. You can instantiate XMetaL Author as a COM object.

Here's a JScript example that might be placed inside a function in an HTML page:

Code:

var xmapp = new ActiveXObject("XMetaL.Application");
xmapp.Alert("hello world");
xmapp = null;