Open Internet Explorer from Firefox 1

strebor · Feb 23, 2012

I have a intranet website. The users on this intranet may use Firefox or Internet Explorer. There is an important page which I don't control on a sharepoint that is all messed up when opened with Firefox. I would like to make a link to it that, if one is in Firefox it will launch Internet Explorer and display the page there... Does anyone have any clues as to how or if this can be done? I am thinking that there must be some javascript involved.

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ChrisHirst · Feb 23, 2012

http://ieview.roub.net/

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spamjim · Feb 24, 2012

I don't think there will be clean, automated way to force a new program to start from Firefox. That would be a security issue.

As you do not have access to modify the SharePoint resource, you can create a middle transition page that alerts the Firefox user that they will need to use IE.

Code:

<html><head>
<title>Browser Alert</title>

<script type="text/javascript">
function firefoxwarning() {
   if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') != -1) {
      // Firefox
      document.write('You are using Firefox, which has some issues with our shortsighted 

choice in SharePoint hosting. Please use Internet Explorer instead.');
      return;
      }
}
</script>

</head>
<body>

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
  firefoxwarning();
//-->
</script>

<p><a href="#">Proceed...</a></p>

</body>
</html>

strebor · Feb 29, 2012

Thank you spamjim... appreciated the humor!

strebor

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