It is not that easy after all.. IE5 does not support java in javascript like netscape does and I have no knowledge of the microsoft stuff like VBScript, .NET, etc. But I have to work with IE5, so it is not possible to work with HttpURLConnection in javascript as William suggested.
I guess the javascript on the client side should look something like this:
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">
var xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
xmlhttp.Open("POST", "http://127.0.0.1:3000", false);
xmlhttp.Send("<timesheet>An impossibly useless timesheet fragment</timesheet>");
</SCRIPT>
On the server side (standalone java application on the same machine as the IE5 browser) I have this:
public class Server {
int listenPort;
public Server(int aListenPort) {
listenPort = aListenPort;
}
public void acceptConnections() {
try {
ServerSocket server = new ServerSocket(listenPort);
Socket incomingConnection = null;
while (true) {
incomingConnection = server.accept();
handleConnection(incomingConnection);
}
} catch (BindException e) {
System.out.println("Unable to bind to port " + listenPort);
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Unable to instantiate a ServerSocket on port: " + listenPort);
}
}
public void handleConnection(Socket incomingConnection) {
try {
OutputStream outputToSocket = incomingConnection.getOutputStream();
InputStream inputFromSocket = incomingConnection.getInputStream();
BufferedReader streamReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputFromSocket));
System.out.println("Msg from client: " + streamReader.readLine());
streamReader.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Error handling a client: " + e);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Server server = new Server(3000);
server.acceptConnections();
}
}
The Server class works fine in conjunction with java Client class on the same machine (originating from the IBM example classes mentioned earlier).
I invoke the javascript via the registry after a context menu selection made in IE5, however I get the following error (I translate from dutch): "Line 4, token 3: source can not be found; code 0 URL:
file://c:\url.htm" (url.htm contains the javascript listed above and nothing else).
Where is the catch ??
[ August 26, 2004: Message edited by: Jan van Doorn ]
[ August 26, 2004: Message edited by: Jan van Doorn ]
