I don’t know specifically, but IE11 is supposed to have replaced most of the IE specific methods with HTML5 / JS standard code. I have yet to appreciate how to obtain a set of methods, events and attributes that any specific application Classes are able to provide. Best wishes, Jonathan On Dec 15, 2014, at 17:01, John Robichaud <John_Robichaud@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bob, > I'm using your code successfully under IE 11. > Do you or anyone else have any idea why the method createTextRange() does > not seem to work under IE11. I've used it for years with the HTML Body > object. It provides a great way for selecting text on a page. > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2014 3:22 AM > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Problem capturing text using DOM in IE 11 > > If the content your trying to access has id's assigned to the elements then > this can also be helpful: > > Script Test2 () > Var > Object HTML, Object oElement, > String sText > > Let HTML = IEGetCurrentDocument () > Let oElement = HTML.getElementById("ID of html tag") > Let sText = oElement.innerText > > MessageBox (sText) > > EndScript > > This should just give the text included in a single html element with the > matching id. > > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Robichaud > Sent: 12 December 2014 18:00 > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Problem capturing text using DOM in IE 11 > > Bob, > Ignore my previous email. Your code does work in IE 9. > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 11:52 AM > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Problem capturing text using DOM in IE 11 > > With Jaws 15 > IE 11 > This will pop the whole page text in a message box. > > Script Test () > Var > Object HTML, > String sText > > Let HTML = IEGetCurrentDocument () > Let sText = HTML.body.innerText > > MessageBox (sText) > > EndScript > > Does that help at all? > > Bob > > > On 12/12/2014 16:28, John Robichaud wrote: >> Bob & Scott, >> I've tried both of your suggestions without success. The situation is >> critical now as an individuals employment counts on resolving this. >> I've done some more experimenting and have discovered the following. >> When using Internet Explorer 8 under Windows 7 with either Jaws 13 or >> 15 the code I've reposted below successfully captures the text on a >> web page. For this test I've used Freedom Scientifics home page but >> the web page doesn't seem to be significant. >> With either IE 9 or IE 11 the code returns nothing. I've been unable >> to come up with any script code that can use the DOM to access text in >> IE 9 or IE 11. Can use of the DOM be broken in Jaws as regards newer >> versions of IE? If so, that's a very serious problem. >> I'm deperate at this point - if anyone can demonstrate Jaws code that >> successfully uses the DOM to access text in IE 9 or 11 please post it. >> My code that works in IE 8 follows: >> >> String Function WorkSpaceText () >> var >> object doc, >> object win, >> string sBuffer >> >> Let doc = ieGetCurrentDocument () >> Let win = ieGetUnrestrictedWindow(doc).document.body >> Let sBuffer = win.createTextRange().text >> return sBuffer >> EndFunction >> >> John Robichaud >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Huey >> (Redacted sender "smartinhuey@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) >> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 3:48 PM >> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Problem capturing text using DOM in IE 11 >> >> The one thing I can tell you about DOM manipulation techniques within >> JAWS scripts is that JAWS absolutely hates chaining the object methods >> more than one layer deep. In a number of instances, I've found that >> while the chain is conceptually sound, the function only works if I >> walked the individual calls into variables. Example from below, >> "oFrame.document.body.innerText" is a valid call in JavaScript, but in >> JAWS script you may find it only works if you do it like this: >> >> let oDOM = ieGetCurrentDocument () >> let oFrame = oDOM.frames(2) >> let oObject = oFrame.document >> let oObject = oObject.body >> let sText = oObject.innerText >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Wed, 12/10/14, Bob <temp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Problem capturing text using DOM in IE 11 >> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 3:03 PM >> >> John >> >> I have no idea what the difference is but I >> have always used >> IeGetCurrentDocument when >> playing with the DOM. >> I would try something >> like the following: >> >> String >> Function GetFrameContents () >> Var >> Object oDOM, >> >> Object oFrame, >> String sFrameText >> >> Let oDOM = >> ieGetCurrentDocuemnt () >> Let oFrame = >> oDOM.frames(2) >> >> Let sFrameText = >> oFrame.document.body.innerText >> >> Return sFrameText >> >> EndFunction >> >> You may need to fiddle with the document.body. >> and the innerText to maybe >> innerHTML or >> outerText dependant on what sort of output you need. >> You also need to take into account the origin >> of the frame contents. To >> increase security >> modern browsers prevent scripts from running from a >> different domain. If the frame contents are >> from http://siteA.com and the >> main page is http://siteB.com >> you wont be able to access it. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> On Behalf Of John Robichaud >> Sent: 09 >> December 2014 21:06 >> To: JawScripts >> Subject: [jawsscripts] Problem capturing text >> using DOM in IE 11 >> >> I'm >> having a problem capturing text from an HTML frame using the >> DOM in IE >> 11. This is Windows 7 and Jaws >> 15. >> The following code works with IE8 and >> Jaws 13 but not with IE 11 and Jaws >> 15: >> >> >> >> String Function WorkAreaText () >> >> var >> >> object doc, >> >> object >> TopWindow, >> >> >> object win, >> >> object frames, >> >> string >> sBuffer >> >> >> >> Let doc = >> ie4GetCurrentDocument () >> >> >> Let topWindow = doc.parentWindow >> >> Let topWindow >> = topWindow.top >> >> >> Let frames = TopWindow.frames >> >> Let win = >> ieGetUnrestrictedWindow(frames(2)).document.body >> >> Let sBuffer = >> win.createTextRange().text >> >> >> return sBuffer ;the text in the frame >> >> EndFunction >> >> >> >> >> >> I'd >> appreciate any suggestions. >> >> Also can anyone explain the difference between >> ie4GetCurrentDocument ()and >> ieGetCurrentDocument (). >> >> Although I've successfully used the >> function ieGetUnrestrictedWindow() many >> times in the manner shown above I've never >> seen a good explanation of it. >> Can anyone >> explain it? >> >> John >> Robichaud >> >> >> >> >> >> __________� >> >> View the list's information and change your >> settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >> >> >> __________� >> >> View the >> list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >> >> >> __________� >> >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >> >> __________� >> >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >> > > __________� > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > __________� > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > > __________� > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > __________� > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > __________� View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts