Thread: fetch HTML page content from the web ( by executing javascript ) using stand alone

HI
i need some help with the following problem:

i need to fetch HTML page content from the web using stand alone Java class
the problem is that the page i want to fetch don't have DIRECT URL and can be reach only from other page by executing javascript code


the base ur is : Passenger Information - Online Flights
and the java script that should be executed exist on "All flights" link


for summery i need to access the fist page from stand alone java class execute the js function and get the result HTML as String


any one can help?


hope it's clear , if not please feel free to ask for more info


Thanks

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Originally Posted by JavaPF

Hey johny,

This is interesting. How far have you got?
I will have a play with it and get back to you.

im still tin the beginning , didn't manage to execute the js and The HTML back.

hope you can help me

Originally Posted by JavaPF

My plan was to download the .js files from the server and then look to see what the executed function does.. This might give a clue as to how to move forward.

this is the called method : javascript:__doPostBack('lnkShowGridWithPaging','' )

and this is the source code of the method

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
	function __doPostBack(eventTarget, eventArgument) {
		var theform;
		if (window.navigator.appName.toLowerCase().indexOf("microsoft") > -1) {
			theform = document.Form1;
		}
		else {
			theform = document.forms["Form1"];
		}
		theform.__EVENTTARGET.value = eventTarget.split("$").join(":");
		theform.__EVENTARGUMENT.value = eventArgument;
		theform.submit();
	}
// -->

this is the only place in all files ( in the HTML file) i found the method , but it's commented out

please advice

Thanks

Originally Posted by JavaPF

Can you post the entire .js file please

I'm interested in eventTarget

the files are attached