os:execute Element

Describes a service that acts on selected text or document element.

Syntax

<os:execute
    accept-charset = "sCharset"
    action = "sAction"
    enctype = "sEnclosureType"
    method = "sMethod">
<!-- child elements -->
</os:execute>

Attributes

accept-charset

Optional. Any valid character set name. If not specified, the following is assumed:

utf-8

Default. 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format (UTF-8).

action

Required. A URL template that specifies the target of this request. The template can contain replaced variables.

enctype

Optional. A content type for form data.

application/x-www-form-urlencoded	Default. Name/value pairs, with specific rules for encoding non-ASCII and reserved characters.
multipart/form-data	Submission is multipart MIME, suitable for binary data. Only valid with POST request.

method

Optional. The HTTP request method to use. Case-insensitive.

GET	Default. Sends data as URL parameters. Appends os:parameter elements to the URL template.
POST	Send data as name/value pairs in the body of the request.

Element Information

Parent elements	os:activityAction
Child elements	May occur one or more times os:parameter
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 8
Minimum operating systems	Windows XP SP2

Remarks

When using the GET method to send data, the amount of data is limited to 2048 bytes.

This element is required.

Example

The following os:execute element describes the service ineteraction using URL parameters and replaced variables. See os:parameter for a complete list of variables.

<os:execute method="get"
  action="http://example.com/submit.aspx?url={documentUrl}&title={documentTitle?}" />  

See Also

os:preview