Is ActiveX enabled

[NickBulka]

I need to be able to check whether a user has downloading of ActiveX controls enabled. Suggestions?

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[Karl Blessing]

depending on the level of security in IE you can have 3 possible results

1) It could allow any activeX to run without prompting
2) It could deny running any without prompting
3) It could prompt you to run it

to check this goto Tools...Internet options...Security... and click customize. [sig]<p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.com>kb244@kb244.com</a><br><a href=

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[NickBulka]

Thanks, Karl, but I meant how can I tell programatically? [sig]<p>nick bulka<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

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[Karl Blessing]

programatically through what? ASP Code? there are no System Variables that I know of that would tell ya, you'd probally need to do it through some kind of client side script. Here is a tip tho, you can check to see if the browser is at least IE, then you can use an If..then to write a clientside VBscript, then maybe that'll be able to check and prompt the user to turn it on and reload the page if it isnt enabled. [sig]<p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.com>kb244@kb244.com</a><br><a href=

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[NickBulka]

Either a client side or server side solution would be okay for me. I already know that the browser is IE. [sig]<p>nick bulka<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

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[Guest_imported]

There is a component Browser Capabilities, which lets you do it.
<%
dim bc
Set bc = server.createobject(&quot;MSWC.BrowserType&quot
Response.write bc.ActiveX
%>
Basically, this component provides you the information from browcap.ini file, which can be found in \system32\inetsrv directory.
I think, you can work with it also.

 

[Guest_imported]

There's a site where you can find some interesting information:

http://www.syscape.com/browscap/

 

[NickBulka]

thanks. I'm familiar with both browsecap and browserhawk. however, they only tell me whether the browser is capable of using activex controls. I need to know whether or not the user has enabled this feature in their security settings. [sig]<p>nick bulka<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

http://www.bulka.com>

</a><br>Get your technical books at Bulka's Books<br>

http://www.vstorebooks.com/bulkasbooks

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