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WebView.GetPlainText

Queries the current text of the document.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
WebViewerRef	Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function.

Result

Returns text or error.

Description

Examples

Query plain text from webviewer:

MBS("WebView.GetPlainText"; "web")

Query html text from webviewer:

MBS("WebView.GetHTMLText"; "web")

Query formatted text from webviewer:

MBS("WebView.GetFormattedText"; "web")

Query selected text:

MBS("WebView.SelectedText"; "web")

Wait for some text to show up on website:

Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): 1 ]
Set Variable [ $count ; Value: 0 ]
Loop
    Set Variable [ $text ; Value: MBS("WebView.GetPlainText"; "web") ]
    Exit Loop If [ Position ( $text; "following quotes"; 1; 1 ) > 1 ]
    Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): 1 ]
    Set Variable [ $count ; Value: $count + 1 ]
    If [ $count = 60 ]
        Show Custom Dialog [ "Timeout" ; "Failed to load website and get the quotes text." ]
        Exit Script [ Text Result: ]
    End If
End Loop
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): 1 ]

See also

• TextView.GetPlainText
• TextView.SetPlainText
• WebView.FindByName
• WebView.GetForm
• WebView.GetFormattedText
• WebView.GetHTMLText
• WebView.SelectedText

Example Databases

• CURL/WebServices/AdobeSign WebService
• CURL/WebServices/ebay webservice/ebay Webservice
• WebViewer/WebView SelectedText

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.2pr3
• FileMaker and WebViewer communication
• MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 3.2pr2

Release notes

• Version 10.2
  • Fixed an issue with WebView.GetPlainText and WebView.GetHTMLText not working with frame.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 14th April 2020

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