Subj : Help regarding javascript execution
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Shreekanth
Date : Wed May 19 2004 09:54 pm

Hi all,

        I am trying to write a program which would automatically 
submit forms. While I have the heuristics implemented for getting 
the correct choice from the given list of huge choices(list, dropdowns, text
boxes etc. ), I am stuck at some point.

        The point where I am stuck is the place where the javascript
methods get called when you click submit buttons or before the 
form gets submitted or on similar such situations.

        I have been trying to use Spidermonkey. But somehow I am not
able to give it the context of the current document. That is, it 
can't execute 'document.forms[0].submit()' calls. 

        I don't care much about the prompt(), alert() calls which
can't do without a UI. I want to run this without a UI.

        I have gone through the archives of news groups. Though 
many had the similar problems, but I couldn't find an apt solution
for this.

        Have been digging into mozilla source. Found a couple of
places like nsJSEnvironment.cpp and nsDOMClassInfo.cpp where the
context could possibly have been set. But I couldn't yet find the
exact way in which mozilla tells spidermonkey - 'look here is the
document for you, resolve any document.x references to this'.

        Brendan Eich, Boris Zbarsky gave me a little insight. Am posting this 
to this news group since I'm sure there are many who have solved
this problem successfully or know how to solve this.

        Please post any pointers which would help solving this
problem.

Thanks
Shreekanth

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