From: John <nojgoalbyspam@...>
Date: 2002-07-17T06:46:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Win32OLE:  Is getting MSIE HTTP status possible?

"Dossy" <dossy@panoptic.com> wrote in message
news:20020716180059.GN2284@panoptic.com...
> On 2002.07.17, John <nojgoalbyspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think its kinda strange to use Ruby to do this, but to each his own.
>
> What do you recommend?
>
> > For further questions regarding IE/automation I would recommend going to
an
> > IE/vbcript newsgroup.
>
> Thanks.  Can you recommend one?
>
> > That said, the following vbscript code does what you want:
> >
> >   set oHTTP = CreateObject ("msxml2.XMLHTTP")
> >
> >   oHTTP.open "GET", "http://www.yahoo.com/", false
> >   oHTTP.send sRequest
> >
> >   Wscript.echo "Status = " & oHTTP.status
> >   Rem Wscript.echo oHTTP.responseText
> >
> > It uses the msxml component.  I did not have a sample for how to do this
> > with the internet explorer control per se.  That information, if it
exists,
> > will be available by asking in an IE programming newsgroup.
>
> I know how to perform an HTTP request and get the status.  I know
> how to automate and control IE via COM.  What I don't know is how
> to get the status from IE via COM.
>
> I don't want to hit every URL twice -- once to get the status and
> a second time to test via automated IE.
>
> -- Dossy
>
> --
> Dossy Shiobara                       mail: dossy@panoptic.com
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>
>

I would have assumed that you would use vbscript/jscript from windows script
host before Ruby.  It doesn't make a lot of difference.  I sure would prefer
to use Ruby where possible :-).

I don't go to these groups, but from their titles they would be a good place
to start:
  microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript
  microsoft.public.inetexplorer.scripting

I don't think that you can get the status code from the IE COM object.  That
is why I gave a different sample.  I assume you want the IE object model
which is why you would then need to do 2 requests.

If you find a way to do this at a different group would you mind responding
to this thread with the answer?

John.