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Getting contents of iframe

I'm trying to get the contents of an <iframe> from another page.

The other page is a different website; I'm logged into that website and I get its contents and store it in the <iframe>.

How do I get the contents of that <iframe> into the current window ?

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The short answer: you can not do it. Browsers restrict the interaction between content from different websites using the same origin policy.

Cd-MaN  2009-02-12 07:29:31
I guess you meant can NOT do it? As you explain why it won't work in the next sentence.
Turismo  2009-02-12 07:49:19
Nice catch. Yes, I left out the not part :-)
Cd-MaN  2009-02-12 12:48:38

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