COM control of Internet Explorer Windows

Hi,

I'm using the COM interface to control an internet explorer object that i've embedded into a matlab figure.

ieobject=actxcontrol('Shell.Explorer.2')

I can take total control of this object to Navigate around the web, click buttons, and inspect the DOM from various websites, parsing data into matlab. All is well.

However sometimes I want to access a webpage that generated by a javascript button which launches a new internet explorer window. Its not straight forward to get the weblink referenced from the button, I need to click on the button so that the webpage can run a whole load of javascript. So, I first find the ID to the button

oButton=ieobject.document.getElementById('Button');

Then click on the button

oButton.Click();

This launches a new internet explorer window, but I have no reference to it. Is there a way of finding the new ieobject reference so I can take control of the new window ? I suspect its some .NET wizardary, but it doesn't appear straight forward. Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

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See http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/92736-is-there-an-example-of-how-to-call-microsoft-internet-explorer-as-an-automation-server