Calling an executable from Internet Explorer as a script?
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Hi all, I am not too sure where to post my question, so I'll just put it here and hope that somebody will help me. Honestly, I've reached a deadend after searching ALOT. I'll greatly appreciate any help or indication. The problem: In Internet Explorer you can right-click on a page and hit "Export to Microsoft Excel". This command is set in the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Export to Microsoft Excel) to call Excel with "EXCEL.EXE/3000". The purpose: I would like to develop a executable with simular functionality: the ability to be called from the internet explorer. The question: What is the technology that excel is using? Is it a COM object implementing an interface? How do I do that in .NET? And what on earth is that "/3000" parameter?!? I've been looking for an answer for quite some time now. Please help. Rgds, G.
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Hi all, I am not too sure where to post my question, so I'll just put it here and hope that somebody will help me. Honestly, I've reached a deadend after searching ALOT. I'll greatly appreciate any help or indication. The problem: In Internet Explorer you can right-click on a page and hit "Export to Microsoft Excel". This command is set in the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Export to Microsoft Excel) to call Excel with "EXCEL.EXE/3000". The purpose: I would like to develop a executable with simular functionality: the ability to be called from the internet explorer. The question: What is the technology that excel is using? Is it a COM object implementing an interface? How do I do that in .NET? And what on earth is that "/3000" parameter?!? I've been looking for an answer for quite some time now. Please help. Rgds, G.
Due to the limitation placed on scripting languages due to security I do not believe that would be possible unless you wrapped the IE Browser in your own code, created an ActiveX control, or processed on the server. Just my thoughts
Christopher Pond Innovative Technology Solutions SpartanSoft.net.
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Due to the limitation placed on scripting languages due to security I do not believe that would be possible unless you wrapped the IE Browser in your own code, created an ActiveX control, or processed on the server. Just my thoughts
Christopher Pond Innovative Technology Solutions SpartanSoft.net.
Hi Christopher, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. The main thing that really puzzles me is how it's possible to have a standard executable like Excel.exe being called from IE and work just like a script. I'll follow your lead and take a closer look into ActiveX control, since I am not very familiar with those and perhaps there is something there. Rgds, D.
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Hi Christopher, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. The main thing that really puzzles me is how it's possible to have a standard executable like Excel.exe being called from IE and work just like a script. I'll follow your lead and take a closer look into ActiveX control, since I am not very familiar with those and perhaps there is something there. Rgds, D.