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Help! Getting iframe contents

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#1: Aug 31 '06
Need help in getting iframe contents in javascript.
Any idea is greatly appreciated.
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#2: Aug 31 '06

re: Help! Getting iframe contents

You can get with js like this:
document.iframe_name.form_name.area_name.value
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#3: Sep 1 '06

re: Help! Getting iframe contents

Won't work for me.
The iframe content is from other domain.
I just found out that browsers are implementing security measures that would prevent scripts from accessing iframe off site contents.

There must be some kind of workaround.

Thanks for the idea.
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