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15-Mar-2010, 09:58 AM #1
Setting COM server for FireFox
Hello, not sure if this is where this thread should be, but I have a question. Alright, so anyone who has used or something similar to the following code (in VBS):

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dim Window

set Window = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")

Window.RegisterAsBrowser = True
Window.Navigate("www.microsoft.com")
Window.MenuBar = True
Window.ToolBar = True
Window.AddressBar = True
Window.StatusBar = True
Window.FullScreen = False
Window.Resizable = False
Window.Visible = True
Window.Width = 850
Window.Height = 720
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Has possibly tried to do this:

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set Window = CreateObject("FireFox.Application")
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or a close variant. I've been searching and found that the problem is that it's not a registered COM server. How can I register the FireFox application as a COM server? And if this is possible, would it replace/unregister Internet Explorer?

Pre-Thanks

PS: This came to me in the instance of the crisis I am having with IE, here in my other post.
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15-Mar-2010, 12:05 PM #2
There is a componant in VB to use the IE browser, written by microsoft. You could have a look on google and see if there is VB COM componant for firefox or another browser.
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15-Mar-2010, 06:56 PM #3
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Originally Posted by IT-Support View Post
There is a componant in VB to use the IE browser, written by microsoft. You could have a look on google and see if there is VB COM componant for firefox or another browser.
Specifically, a COM component for Firefox on Windows since Firefox runs on other platforms where current versions of IE don't.

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15-Mar-2010, 09:15 PM #4
Alright, well I have the Mozilla ActiveX Control installed, but as I tried to follow the instructions here, I didn't understand the VB control bar. I didn't find anything of the sort. Any ideas?
Also, thanks for the help; IT-Support, tomdkat.
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