[ctypes-users] Connecting to running instances of IE sample

[Edwin K. <ek...@ya...>]

I have included code to connect to running instances
of IE on your computer. Enjoy

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"""
This sample connects to the running instances of IE on
your computer and prints out
the URL, Cookie- if any, and the HTML content of the
site.

You need to generate stub files for IE and MSHTML
using the readtlb tool of ctypes.

python ctypes\com\tools\readtlb.py
c:\winnt\system32\MSHTML.TLB > mshtml.py
python ctypes\com\tools\readtlb.py
C:\windows\system32\SHDOCVW.DLL > ie6.py

Known Issues:
Won't work if Explorer is running. Explorer and
IExplore are part of the Shell and
therefore IShellWindows

usage:
python IEconnect.py

You need the good ctypes module from
http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/

Sample based on information from 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q176/7/92.ASP&NoWebContent=1
By Eric Koome

email ek...@ya...

"""
from ctypes import *
from ctypes.com import GUID, HRESULT, IUnknown,
CreateInstance
from ctypes.com.automation import IDispatch, VARIANT,
BSTR, oleaut32
from ctypes.wintypes import DWORD
from win32con import NULL
from ie6 import ShellWindows, IShellWindows,
IWebBrowser2 #generated from SHDOCVW.DLL
from mshtml import IHTMLDocument2, IHTMLElement #
generated using MSHTML.TLB

# Lets create an instance of ShellWiindows Interface
pItf = CreateInstance(ShellWindows)
windows = pItf

#Get num of IE window by using IShellwindows
nCount = c_long()
hret = windows._get_Count(byref(nCount))
print "nCount", nCount
for i in range(nCount.value):
        
    #Get IDispatch interfaces from IshellWindows
    disp = POINTER(IDispatch)()
    va = VARIANT(i)
    from ctypes.com.automation import VT_I4

    # apparently IE doesn't like VT_INT (which
automation uses),
    # it has to be VT_I4
    oleaut32.VariantChangeType(byref(va), byref(va),
0, VT_I4)
    hret = windows.Item(va, byref(disp))
    oleaut32.VariantClear(byref(va))
    print "disp",disp

    #Get IwebBrowser2 Interfaces from IDispatch
    browser = POINTER(IWebBrowser2)()
    if disp != NULL:
            hret =
disp.QueryInterface(byref(IWebBrowser2._iid_),
                                       byref(browser))
            print "browser", browser

    #Get browsing URL string
    if browser != None:
        url= BSTR()
        hret = browser._get_LocationURL(byref(url))
        print "url", url.value

        #Get IHTMLDocument2 from IWebBrowser2
        htmlDisp = POINTER(IDispatch)()
        hret = browser._get_Document(byref(htmlDisp))
        print "htmlDisp", htmlDisp
        doc = POINTER(IHTMLDocument2)()
        if htmlDisp != NULL:
            try:
                hret =
htmlDisp.QueryInterface(byref(IHTMLDocument2._iid_),
byref(doc))
                print "doc", doc
            except:
                pass

        #Call get_cookie method of IHTMLDocument2
        if doc != NULL:
            cookie = BSTR()
            try:
                hret = doc._get_cookie(byref(cookie))
                print "cookie", cookie
            except:
                pass
            
            #Get IHTMLElement from IHTMLDocument2
            element = POINTER(IHTMLElement)()
            hret = doc._get_body(byref(element))
            print "element", element
            
            #Call get_outerHTML of IHTMLElement
            if element != NULL:
                html = BSTR()
                try:
                    hret =
element._get_outerHTML(byref(html))
                    print "html",html
                except:
                    pass
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Something for the people!

Eric

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