Is there a plugin to make ActiveX Code cross browser compatible

**xcollinx** · 04-11-2012, 01:44 PM

I'm currently working on a web application I didn't build. My current mission is to make it cross browser compatible. It has certain requests written in ActiveX. My question is, is there a plug in, or short cut (per se) to make this application work in all modern browsers.

**svidgen** · 04-11-2012, 02:13 PM

Probably not. What does the ActiveX component do?

**xcollinx** · 04-11-2012, 02:18 PM

var xsltDir = "./xslt/";

this.m_oOrderXslt = new XMLHttpRequest();

this.m_oOrderXslt = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
this.m_oOrderXslt.async = false;
this.m_bOrderXslt = this.m_oOrderXslt.load(xsltDir + "WebOcs.xsl");

**svidgen** · 04-11-2012, 02:35 PM

Haven't played with this myself, but here's a tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/xsl/xsl_client.asp

**xcollinx** · 04-11-2012, 02:56 PM

I'm sorry but what are you implying I do with this method, that you linked?

**svidgen** · 04-11-2012, 03:02 PM

Well, if you're not a developer and are just using a pre-written application, you do nothing -- you just deal with the fact that it only works in IE. I'm not aware of any ActiveX compatibility plugins for non-IE browsers.

But, if you're a developer, I'm suggesting you read the article. It shows how to perform client-side XSLT transforms, like the code you posted seems to show.