AddFavorite, a script that adds websites to the viewer’s favorites, should be seen often, but do you know some other uses of window.external? Since it is a command for system file manipulation, some scripts may have errors due to security settings.

1.external.AddDesktopComponent Make the site the user’s Active desktop

Syntax:external.AddDesktopComponent(address, type [image/website], left distance, top distance, width, length)

function j_adc(){ //example

window.external.AddDesktopComponent(“http://…”,”website”,0,0,800,600);

}

2.external.AddFavorite Add the site to the user’s favorites

Syntax:external.AddFavorite(url, title);

function j_af(){

window.external.AddFavorite(location.href, document.title);

}

3.external.NavigateAndFind Search for a field in a given site

Syntax:external.NavigateAndFind(file address, keyword_Target）

function j_an(){

window.external.NavigateAndFind(“http://…”,gosearch.value,””);

}

4.external.ShowBrowserUI Calling the language selection window and the favorites management window

Syntax:external.ShowBrowserUI(type[LanguageDialog/OrganizeFavorites], null)

<input type=”button” name=”Button” value=”setting language” onclick=”window.external.ShowBrowserUI(‘LanguageDialog’, null)”&>

<input type=”button” name=”Submit2″ value=”Organize Favorites” onclick=”window.external.ShowBrowserUI(‘OrganizeFavorites’, null)”&>

5.external.ImportExportFavorites Importing and exporting user favorites

Syntax:external.ImportExportFavorites(import/true export/false, file path)

<input type=”button” name=”Button” value=”Import Favorites”

onClick=window.external.ImportExportFavorites(true,”http://…”);&>

<input type=”button” name=”Button3″ value=”export Favorites”

onClick=window.external.ImportExportFavorites(false,”http://…”);&>

6.external.addChanne add to your channel

Syntax:external.addChannel(page path)

7. Here is the list of all methods of the external object