Access an embed object via javascript

[Phil]

Hi,

I want to access the features of a plugin without actually embedding
it into a page. Is this possible?

Eg

The code to embed the object into a page is:

<OBJECT classid='CLSID: 7FA62735-AHC3-14d2-9F81-00114B3245C5
codebase='http://www.test.com/plug.cab#versio n=3,1' "id='myPlug in'
height='0' width='0'>

<EMBED type='applicati on/x-myPlugin' name='myPlugin' hidden='true'
src='in.txt'></EMBED>

</OBJECT>

I could simply add this using document.write, but for various reasons
I dont want to do this.


I would rather do something like:

var plugin = (navigator.mime Types &&
navigator.mimeT ypes["applicatio n/x-Web-Plugin"]) ?
navigator.mimeT ypes["applicatio n/x-Web-Plugin"].enabledPlugin : 0;

myObj = new object("CLSID:7 FA62735-AHC3-14d2-9F81-00114B3245C5");

myObj.pluginMet hod

Thanks

[Martin Honnen]

Re: Access an embed object via javascript



Phil wrote:

[color=blue]
> I want to access the features of a plugin without actually embedding
> it into a page. Is this possible?
>
> Eg
>
> The code to embed the object into a page is:
>
> <OBJECT classid='CLSID: 7FA62735-AHC3-14d2-9F81-00114B3245C5
> codebase='http://www.test.com/plug.cab#versio n=3,1' "id='myPlug in'
> height='0' width='0'>
>
> <EMBED type='applicati on/x-myPlugin' name='myPlugin' hidden='true'
> src='in.txt'></EMBED>
>
> </OBJECT>
>
> I could simply add this using document.write, but for various reasons
> I dont want to do this.
>
>
> I would rather do something like:
>
> var plugin = (navigator.mime Types &&
> navigator.mimeT ypes["applicatio n/x-Web-Plugin"]) ?
> navigator.mimeT ypes["applicatio n/x-Web-Plugin"].enabledPlugin : 0;
>
> myObj = new object("CLSID:7 FA62735-AHC3-14d2-9F81-00114B3245C5");
>
> myObj.pluginMet hod[/color]

With MSIE/Win you might be able to use
var control = new ActiveXObject(' program.id')
and then script that but you need to find out the program id of that
CLSID:7FA62735-AHC3-14d2-9F81-00114B3245C5.

--

Martin Honnen

http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Phil]

Re: Access an embed object via javascript

Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yaho o.de> wrote in message news:<41a72b7b$ 0$16034$9b4e6d9 3@newsread4.arc or-online.net>...[color=blue]
> Phil wrote:
>
>[color=green]
> > I want to access the features of a plugin without actually embedding
> > it into a page. Is this possible?
> >
> > Eg
> >
> > The code to embed the object into a page is:
> >
> > <OBJECT classid='CLSID: 7FA62735-AHC3-14d2-9F81-00114B3245C5
> > codebase='http://www.test.com/plug.cab#versio n=3,1' "id='myPlug in'
> > height='0' width='0'>
> >
> > <EMBED type='applicati on/x-myPlugin' name='myPlugin' hidden='true'
> > src='in.txt'></EMBED>
> >
> > </OBJECT>
> >
> > I could simply add this using document.write, but for various reasons
> > I dont want to do this.
> >
> >
> > I would rather do something like:
> >
> > var plugin = (navigator.mime Types &&
> > navigator.mimeT ypes["applicatio n/x-Web-Plugin"]) ?
> > navigator.mimeT ypes["applicatio n/x-Web-Plugin"].enabledPlugin : 0;
> >
> > myObj = new object("CLSID:7 FA62735-AHC3-14d2-9F81-00114B3245C5");
> >
> > myObj.pluginMet hod[/color]
>
> With MSIE/Win you might be able to use
> var control = new ActiveXObject(' program.id')
> and then script that but you need to find out the program id of that
> CLSID:7FA62735-AHC3-14d2-9F81-00114B3245C5.[/color]

Thats something like what im looking for, the only problem is that
this has to work in Mozilla Firefox ( and not IE!).

Thanks