XMetal marco unable to run window.open(url)

[akheiljain]

XMetal macro JScript wont run
window.open
window.addEventListener

does any one know why or how to make it work?

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[tonys]

The window object is implemented by web browsers. Since XMetaL is not a browser, it doesn't exist.

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[akheiljain]

Hi Tonys,
Thank you for your reply, would there be another way to accomplish this in XMetal, I need to launch a URL window, attach an event listener to it and get event data back. I am able to run the JS directly through Chrome, but not sure how to accomplish it through an xmetal macro.

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[tonys]

A good place to start would be the Windows Scripting Host documentation. It will tell you what is available to all applications that implement JScript.

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[tonys]

This topic might also be relevant: [url=http://forums.xmetal.com/index.php/topic,3706.0.html]http://forums.xmetal.com/index.php/topic,3706.0.html[/url]

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[Derek Read]

I'm not sure what the exact final goal is but perhaps one of these posts that include some example code will help?

http://forums.xmetal.com/index.php/topic,512
http://forums.xmetal.com/index.php/topic,514

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[akheiljain]

Hi Derek,
I was able to run my js using the sample http://forums.xmetal.com/index.php/topic,514.0.html, but once the event takes place in the browser window, it doesn't report the event back to XMetal.
I have the mcr set to :



// XMetaL Script Language JSCRIPT:
ResourceManager.Visible = true;
ResourceManager.RemoveTab( “Assets” );
ResourceManager.RemoveTab( “Desktop” );
ResourceManager.RemoveAllTabs();
ResourceManager.AddTab(“Web Service”,”Shell.Explorer”);
ResourceManager.SelectTab(“Web Service”);
WebService = ResourceManager.ControlInTab( “Web Service” );
WebService.navigate( “file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/XMetaL%209.0/Author/Forms/resManTest.html” );
]]>

And the html file looks like :
window.open(“http://hw-en-daem-ap01:8080″,”Picker”)
if(window.addEventListener) {
        window.addEventListener(“message”, receiveMessage, false);
    }//if
    else if (window.attachEvent) {
        window.attachEvent(“onmessage”, receiveMessage, false);
    }//else

    function receiveMessage(event) {
        console.log(“Received message from: ” + event.origin);
}

The receiveMessage is never called.

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