Ninth Prince has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Okay, this isn't a pure PERL question, but my problem involves using PERL to read web pages. There is a javascript subroutine called JSub on this web page http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/ViewForm/ADV/Sections/iapd_ADVIdentifyingInfoSection.aspx. I would like to be able to look at the code for this subroutine. I know almost nothing about Javascript, but it looks to me like this function is not defined on this page.

I would like to look at the code for this subroutine. Can anyone tell me how I would do that?

Thanks!

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Re: reading web pages / how to look at javascript subroutine
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 12, 2008 at 17:20 UTC
    There are "SCRIPT" elements with a "src" attribute telling the client to download and execute external scripts and where they are. One of those defined JSub
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      Is it possible for me to look at the code for JSub?
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        Of course. You can't hide client side JS. You need to look in the srcs of the scripts as ikegami suggested. These ones- 

            <script type="text/javascript" language='Javascript' src='/IAPD/In
+cludes/Validation/Search/iapd_OrgSearch.js'></script> 
      <script type="text/javascript" language='Javascript' src='/Iapd/
+Includes/iapd_WindowManagement.js'></script> 
    <script type="text/javascript" language='Javascript' src='/Iapd/In
+cludes/iapd_SetAndSub.js'></script>

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        The function you're after is in the last one. This is pretty basic HTML, though. Good XHTML and JS tutorials would be a good investment before proceeding.

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        Yes. Like I said, there are "SCRIPT" elements with a "src" attribute telling the client to download and execute external script s and where they are. Download them!
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