One thing for sure, you will never be able to communicate with the local machine hardware without installing some special binaries (and run it with appropriate privileges) on the local machine. However, that doesn’t mean you necessary need to use an ActiveX component and stay stuck with Internet Explorer. Of course, you could also develop … Read more
Try this: function saveFile(strFullPath, strContent) { var fso = new ActiveXObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”); var utf8Enc = new ActiveXObject(“Utf8Lib.Utf8Enc”); var flOutput = fso.CreateTextFile(strFullPath, true); //true for overwrite flOutput.BinaryWrite(utf8Enc.UnicodeToUtf8(strContent)); flOutput.Close(); }
According to the following: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d5fk67ky%28v=vs.84%29.aspx You should be able to pass the commands directly as part of the strCommand param, you’d probably be better off getting rid of the extra quotes wrapping the entire command and arguments: function callShellApplication(){ var objShell = new ActiveXObject(“WScript.shell”); objShell.run(‘c:\wkhtmltopdf.exe c:\PDFTestPage.html c:\TEST.pdf’); } Also you should be able to handle … Read more
The error “Automation Server Can’t Create Object” means that your browser’s security settings are too low for the ActiveX control to run. You have to move your page into the trusted sites list and lower the ActiveX settings so it can run. Personally I would avoid ActiveX like the plague since it is locking you … Read more
First, make sure that ‘/\’ and ‘\’ (in connection string) is just a typo in SO. Second, here is a version of Delete command: function DeleteRecord() { var adoConn = new ActiveXObject(“ADODB.Connection”); var adoCmd = new ActiveXObject(“ADODB.Command”); adoConn.Open(“Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=”\\dbName.mdb””); adoCmd.ActiveConnection = adoConn; adoCmd.CommandText = “Delete * From tblName Where FieldName=”Quentin””; adoCmd.Execute(); adoConn.Close(); } And, Edit … Read more
Try this: <SCRIPT LANGUAGE=”JavaScript”> function WriteToFile(passForm) { set fso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”); set s = fso.CreateTextFile(“C:\test.txt”, True); s.writeline(“HI”); s.writeline(“Bye”); s.writeline(“—————————–“); s.Close(); } </SCRIPT> </head> <body> <p>To sign up for the Excel workshop please fill out the form below: </p> <form onSubmit=”WriteToFile(this)”> Type your first name: <input type=”text” name=”FirstName” size=”20″> <br>Type your last name: <input type=”text” name=”LastName” … Read more
Open Notepad and copy code below and paste it in a new txt-file save it als CatchEvents2.cls VERSION 1.0 CLASS BEGIN MultiUse = -1 ‘True END Attribute VB_Name = “CatchEvents2” Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False Attribute VB_Creatable = False Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = False Attribute VB_Exposed = False Private Type GUID Data1 As Long Data2 As Integer … Read more
ActiveX events are handled via COM, so you need to delve in there a bit unfortunately. The thing to remember with COM is that everything is handled via interfaces, so you normally need to create two interfaces, one for any properties and one for your events. The key for events is marking your class with … Read more
Update: Note that this old but excellent answer is still a very good outline for how to approach solving this problem, at least as along the evolutionary scale as Win7 and IE11. I just succeeded making it all work using the Answerer’s Firebreath.org toolset as a jumping off point. It’s not simple but it can … Read more
It turns out to get this application working under VBScript, I had to do two things. Run RegAsm.exe to register the DLLs. Run the C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe to run my VBScript. If these don’t work, check out the other answer here about enabling 32-bit applications in IIS.