Send data to C++ program from javascript?

[scottwmanning]

I am trying to use javascript just to make a gui for a program written
in C++. I am having trouble finding any information on how to input
data obtained from a user in the javascript application into the C++
program if it is even possible.

Any help or direction would be appreciated.

Thanks

[David Dorward]

sc***********@gmail.com wrote:

I am trying to use javascript just to make a gui for a program written
in C++. I am having trouble finding any information on how to input
data obtained from a user in the javascript application into the C++
program if it is even possible.

It depends on the JavaScript engine you are using. In the standard browser
environment, it is impossible (unless you are communicating via a
webserver). Internet Explorer has proprietary ActiveX interfaces. You can
probably do something with XUL in a Mozilla based something. And so on.
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David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me.uk/ <http://dorward.me.uk/>
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[scottwmanning]

Thanks for the help. I might give your mozilla suggestion a try. I also
I need to research the yahoo widget engine a little more.

Two quick question about activex though; Would it let me move
information from a window written in javascript, to an open textbox in
a running executable (in IE)? Can it also be used to click on the
executables buttons fron th javascript?

Thanks,
Scott

[David Dorward]

sc***********@gmail.com wrote:

Two quick question about activex though; Would it let me move
information from a window written in javascript, to an open textbox in
a running executable (in IE)? Can it also be used to click on the
executables buttons fron th javascript?

You'd need to write an ActiveX control that could do that. Then I think
JavaScript might be able to use the interface the control provides.

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dated Sat, 5 Aug 2006 23:07:08 remote, seen in
news:comp.lang.javascript, sc***********@gmail.com posted :

>I am trying to use javascript just to make a gui for a program written
in C++. I am having trouble finding any information on how to input
data obtained from a user in the javascript application into the C++
program if it is even possible.

Any help or direction would be appreciated.

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[Scott]

Thanks for the help. I think I found a couple ways to do wha I want.

Thanks again,
Scott