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Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls

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JJ wrote:
^^
Who?

> Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Not exactly refreshing the ActiveX installation. Just want to know when
>> ActiveX installation is complete.
> 
> That's same as checking whether the ActiveX control is fully loaded,
> running, and ready.
> 
> Since OBJECT tag doesn't support ONLOAD attribute,

s/tag/element type/.  It may not support the `onload' *attribute* (HTML5 WD 
and ED beg to differ [1, 2], and so do even non-HTML5 browsers even though 
it would be invalid markup then), but the element objects have supported the 
`onload' *property* for a long time (even before the W3C DOM [3]), and as a 
result the `load' event applies to it [4].

[1] <http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-html5-20121025/
     the-object-element.html#the-object-element>
[2] <http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/single-page.html#the-object-element>
[3] <http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19957-01/816-6408-10/handlers.htm#1120545>
[4] <http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Events-20001113/events.html
     #Events-eventgroupings-htmlevents>

> you'll have to poll one of the control's property.

If possible, don't.

> For example, periodically check the "color" property until it's in the
> form of a string. With error handlings of course, in case that property
> doesn't exist yet. Meaning that the control isn't running yet.

The API of plugins triggered by ActiveX controls/COM objects usually is 
encapsulated in another object accessible through a single property of the 
element object, so what you suggest is not likely.  It might be possible to 
feature-test deep property access, but it is certainly better to let the 
control tell the embedding context when it is ready.
 

PointedEars
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who don't know javascript. People who don't know javascript are not
the best source of advice on designing systems that use javascript.
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Refreshing ActiveX controls Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2012-11-29 14:58 +0100
  Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-11-29 17:42 +0100
    Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2012-11-29 21:36 +0100
      Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-11-29 23:20 +0100
        Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2012-11-30 00:27 +0100
          Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-12-01 16:42 +0100
  Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls JJ <jaejunks@glegooilma-swapit.com> - 2012-11-29 23:37 +0000
    Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2012-11-30 00:53 +0100
      Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls JJ <jaejunks@glegooilma-swapit.com> - 2012-12-01 06:36 +0000
        Re: Refreshing ActiveX controls Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-12-01 17:12 +0100

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