Parse HTML before it is processed

[g_mack]

Is it possible to either prevent certain HTML tags being processed (i.e. those responsible for pop-ups) or prevent new windows being launched.

I was thinking about perhaps downloading the file to disk, processing it as text to remove unwanted tags, save the new file and then load this in the browser. I would like to avoid having to do this as linking will become a problem - as will frames.

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[Sastraxi]

Replacing:

Newc = Replace(OldC, "window.open", "//window.open")
(I believe) will stop new windows from opening (which would stop popups.) this is for parsing the HTML yourself from VB.

[csammis]

Short of doing what you suggested, d/ling the file and displaying yourself, there's no way to prevent IE from rendering/executing tags it finds in pages, except within the browser's Options menu.

Sastraxi's idea is valid, but replacing the tags with a "//[tag]" wouldn't be a good idea, since the browser would just see that as a malformed tag and either display the tag (not render it w/o the part you want out) or throw up an error. Anyway, just replace the tags with a blank string: Replace(htmlFile,"window.open","")