Automating Mozilla/Firefox

[Stumpii]

I posted this about automating Mozilla (originator to Firefox) in the support forum earlier in response to a question, but as it is interesting and now a script/scrap, I thought I would put it here as well.

The following code shows simply how to use the Mozilla ActiveX control instead of the IE control on an AutoIt form. Checkout the homepage of the Mozilla ActiveX control here.

CODE

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$oIE = ObjCreate("Mozilla.Browser.1")

; Create a simple GUI for our output

GUICreate ( "Embedded Web control Test", 640, 580,(@DesktopWidth-640)/2, (@DesktopHeight-580)/2 , $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)

$GUIActiveX = GUICtrlCreateObj ( $oIE, 10, 40 , 600 , 360 )

$GUI_Button_Back = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("Back", 10, 420, 100, 30)

$GUI_Button_Forward = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("Forward", 120, 420, 100, 30)

$GUI_Button_Home = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("Home", 230, 420, 100, 30)

$GUI_Button_Stop = GuiCtrlCreateButton ("Stop", 330, 420, 100, 30)

GUISetState () ;Show GUI

$oIE.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com")

; Waiting for user to close the window

While 1

$msg = GUIGetMsg()

Select

Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

$oIE = 0

ExitLoop

Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Home

$oIE.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com")

Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Back

$oIE.GoBack

Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Forward

$oIE.GoForward

Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Stop

$oIE.Stop

EndSelect

Wend

GUIDelete ()

Exit

To get this to work, you need to first download the Mozilla ActiveX control from here. Then to be able to create on the fly in AutoIt, you need to unregister 'mozctl.dll' in the installation folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla ActiveX Control v1.7.12 in my case) and register 'mozctlx.dll' in the same folder. To do this, open command prompt, navigate to the folder and type 'regsvr32 -u mozctl.dll' and then 'regsvr32 mozctlx.dll'.

The code should then run. The interface is the same as IE, so program with the IE control first, then swap for Mozilla.

Note that the control implements compatibility with IE4. Also I would say that anyone that wants a simple browser pane to show an HTML readme, etc. should take a look. If you want to examine the forms or HTML makeup of a webpage, then you are probably better off using IE.

Edited January 25, 2006 by Stumpii

[Lazarus]

Nice work, thank you!

(That activeX control could be integrated :S)

[MCP]

The following code shows simply how to use the Mozilla ActiveX control instead of the IE control on an AutoIt form. Checkout the homepage of the Mozilla ActiveX control here.

Yes! This is great. Gotta try. I am not using Iternet Explorer anymore!!!!!

If you want to examine the forms or HTML makeup of a webpage, then you are probably better off using IE.

Not so sure. It should ALWAYS be better to check them with BOTH browsers. IE only sites downgrade the companies image. They say the companies are acting simply as if they were stupid microsoft associates, thus missing a wide range of visitors running mac and linux operating systems.

It is not a religion war a company or a web developer should run into: it is a microsoft only dirty war.

[ConsultingJoe]

Then to be able to create on the fly in AutoIt, you need to unregister 'mozctl.dll' in the installation folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla ActiveX Control v1.7.12 in my case) and register 'mozctlx.dll' in the same folder. To do this, open command prompt, navigate to the folder and type 'regsvr32 -u mozctl.dll' and then 'regsvr32 mozctlx.dll'.

Why do you have to do this? I installed this a while ago and just ran your script and it ran just fine.

Is there a way to run this with only a dll or doing a silent install?

[cypher175]

Sorry to revive this thread from the dead, but I just found this and was interested in embedding FF into my AutoIt GUI..

I downloaded & installed the http://www.iol.ie/%7Elocka/mozilla/MozillaControl1712.exe and successfully tested the script below..

But I'm having a few problems though interfacing the _IE UDF's with the FF Object though..!!

Stumpii Said "The interface is the same as IE, so program with the IE control first, then swap for Mozilla."

so this it what I did, but the _IELoadWaitTimeout keeps occurring with this message...

"--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Warning from function _IELoadWait, $_IEStatus_LoadWaitTimeout"

because the _IENavigate($IE, "http://google.com") function doesn't seem to be returning the webpage load complete status or something because its probably looking to use IE instead or something, so then _IELoadWaitTimeout(15000) kicks in and ends the _IENavigate Function..??

So is there anyway to correct this issue or is embedding FF into a GUI still kinda sketchy right now..??

#NoTrayIcon
#include <IE.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>
_Singleton(@ScriptName)

$IE = ObjCreate("Mozilla.Browser.1")
_IELoadWaitTimeout(15000)
GUICreate("AAA", 1100, 800)
GUICtrlCreateObj($IE, 0, 0, 1100, 800)
GUISetState () ;Show GUI

While 1
_IENavigate($IE, "http://google.com", 1)
ToolTip("Finished Loading")
Sleep(5000)
WEnd

[James]

_IE functions are for IE only, he means the main properites:

.navigate

.stop

etc

[cypher175]

What are the other main properties then..??

Is there a list somewhere that explains them all..??

Edited June 3, 2009 by cypher175

[James]

Just use a COM viewer?

[cypher175]

never heard of such a thing.. can you recommend one to me..??

[cypher175]

how would get this to work with the Mozilla ActiveX control..??

$GetFormTags = _IETagNameGetCollection($IE, 'FORM')
$NumFormTags = @extended
For $i = 0 to $NumFormTags - 1
    $FORM = _IETagNameGetCollection($IE, 'FORM', $i)
Next

[James]

never heard of such a thing.. can you recommend one to me..??

It's been mentioned before, I'll look.

how would get this to work with the Mozilla ActiveX control..??

$GetFormTags = _IETagNameGetCollection($IE, 'FORM')
$NumFormTags = @extended
For $i = 0 to $NumFormTags - 1
    $FORM = _IETagNameGetCollection($IE, 'FORM', $i)
Next

You'll have to refer to the ActiveX control guide.

[James]

Try this.

[WideBoyDixon]

Try this.

Or this

Note that you'll need to select File/View TypeLib... to load the DLL and see the COM interfaces.

WBD

[James]

Or this

Note that you'll need to select File/View TypeLib... to load the DLL and see the COM interfaces.

WBD

Ha, thanks WBD! Stupid links.

[cypher175]

so has anyone else done all this before and has already got a list of working FF Functions..??

[ValeryVal]

It works for me, though:

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

; Example: Embedding an Mozilla Object inside an AutoIt GUI
;  Download Mozilla ActiveX Control 
;  from http://www.brothersoft.com/mozilla-activex-control-download-78221.html

$Mozilla = ObjCreate("Mozilla.Browser") ; Get the Mozilla ActiveX instance
if Not IsObj($Mozilla) then
  Msgbox(0,"Mozilla","Can't find Mozilla ActiveX Control")
endif

; Create a simple GUI for our output
GUICreate ( "Embedded Mozilla Test", 640, 580,(@DesktopWidth-640)/2, (@DesktopHeight-580)/2 , $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)
$GUIActiveX         = GUICtrlCreateObj      ( $Mozilla,      10, 40 , 600 , 360 )
$GUI_Button_Back    = GuiCtrlCreateButton   ("Back",     10, 420, 100,  30)
$GUI_Button_Forward = GuiCtrlCreateButton   ("Forward", 120, 420, 100,  30)
$GUI_Button_Home    = GuiCtrlCreateButton   ("Home",    230, 420, 100,  30)
$GUI_Button_Stop    = GuiCtrlCreateButton   ("Stop",    330, 420, 100,  30)

GUISetState ()       ;Show GUI

$Mozilla.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95595")

; Waiting for user to close the window
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Home
            $Mozilla.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/")
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Back
            $Mozilla.GoBack
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Forward
            $Mozilla.GoForward
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Stop
            $Mozilla.Stop
    EndSelect
    
Wend

$Mozilla = 0
GUIDelete()

exit

You have to download Mozilla ActiveX Control from

http://www.brothersoft.com/mozilla-activex-control-download-78221.html

and install it, only.

[timothy855]

Here I am to stir the pot. I'm a noob, and I'm trying to use firefox instead of IE. The links above no longer work, so I don't know where to go to get the things necessary. Can someone help me please? I'm getting a small handle on things by reading forums, watching vids, and reading the help files, but it's all still a foreign language to me.

I'm not trying to build a program that I can interact with, but something that will login to a particular website, do a few straight forward things, wait for something to happen, do a few more things, and then comes an if/then situation, then some more straight forward stuff, and finally repeat. I don't know which sorts of functions I should use,....or anything. I'm so lost but I really need this to work for me. :( :(

If you would like the challenge, please email me and we can do this thing together.

timothy855 @gmail.com

Edited May 25, 2013 by timothy855

[Danp2]

See

[water]

Welcome to Autoit and the forum!

Why did you necro this 4 year old thread?

Open a new one and you will get much more attention.