It appears that the Netscape's AppleScript implementation doesn't  
know/care which window is frontmost.

I understand having systems that stay in 9.  I have a number like  
that myself that I have to keep dragging along.

There might be some way to do it with Javascript but that is outside  
of my knowledge base.

Window 1 is the first one created by the way.

On Nov 12, 2006, at 10:57 PM, Marc Bossiere wrote:

> I'm trying to write an Applescript as glue for soem HyperTalk  
> scripting. I
> run OS 9 on this computer for specific reasons. I'm trying to find the
> equivelant of
>
> tell application "Internet Explorer"
>         (GetWindowInfo -1)
>         display dialog item 1 of result
> end tell
>
>
> to work for Netscape/Mozilla. The above script always returns the  
> URL of the
> topmost IE window, but the best I can do with Netscape is
>
> tell application "Netscape"
>     display dialog URL of front window as string
> end tell
>
> The problem is, it isn't necessarily the front window! Why? If I  
> have 5
> windows open it may or may not return the URL of the active window  
> (instead
> giving the URL of an open but inactive window. I've studied the  
> Dictionary
> for Netscape but I don't fully understand the syntax of Applescript.
>
> Can anyone help? I'm sure it's simple.
>