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access content of Web Page Box?

hogi — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:15:18 GMT

I get an error message when I access a REST API via load text file()

load text file ("http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json");

On the other hand, it works when I use web()

New Window("", web browser = Web Browser Box ( "http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json", JMP window ));

Is there a way to retrieve the JSON string via the Web Page Box?

web browser << Get text;

http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json is just used to explain the difference. With this API both approaches work.

Re: access content of Web Page Box?

jthi — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:29:05 GMT

Have you tried using New HTTP Request or Open?

Names Default To Here(1);

request = New HTTP Request(
	URL("http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json"),
	Method("GET")
);
data = request << Send;
aa = Parse JSON(data);

// dt = Open("http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json");

Re: access content of Web Page Box?

hogi — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:30:37 GMT

yes, I tried both.

Re: access content of Web Page Box?

hogi — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:32:53 GMT

Seems that web() is using the web browser of my system - with the benefit of getting the access.

On the other hand this might prevent us from accessing the content? [out of reach for JMP?]

Re: access content of Web Page Box?

jthi — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:07:22 GMT

Might be worth trying to figure out why New HTTP Request doesn't work.

Re: access content of Web Page Box?

hogi — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:18:09 GMT

via Web(), it seems that JMP automatically inherits the permissions from the browser.

I just found:
https://community.jmp.com/t5/JMP-Wish-List/Additional-Wait-type-command/idi-p/626084

Re: access content of Web Page Box?

hogi — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:13:52 GMT

Security setting prevent me from getting credentials via the embedded browser.

So I tried

oauth2 = New OAuth2( Browser Type( "External" ) );

This way, the authentication works - but I don't get a"code" or "URL" which I could enter here:

Re: access content of Web Page Box?

hogi — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:16:38 GMT

Next try:
save the content of the web page box and red the save file.

web browser << save ()

... but the saved file is empty:

So, I use Selenium to directly access my External Web Browser and send the commands.

Re: access content of Web Page Box?

hogi — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:38:35 GMT

To skip the Selenium part, is there some UseDefaultCredentials setting to use the credentials of my user account to access the files?

Re: access content of Web Page Box?

jthi — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:21:13 GMT

I would guess there is a cookie stored somewhere which you might be able to utilize. Are you able to contact the developers of the API and ask for them to create endpoint which could be used with some other authentication method?