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<blockquote data-quote="samuel337" data-source="post: 3861" data-attributes="member: 10347">There is an activex version of firefox (or should I say, the mozilla browser component). Check it out at: <a href="http://www.iol.ie/~locka/mozilla/mozilla.htm" target="_blank">http://www.iol.ie/~locka/mozilla/mozilla.htm</a>I've never used it before, but its designed to have similar functions exposed so you can easily switch between the IE activex control and the firefox activex control without having to change much of your code.cheezey:I'm not sure if I get what you mean, but if you mean that activex shouldn't be used, then read on. If you mean that IE supports activex and therefore shouldn't be used, sorry, I misunderstood you. ActiveX certainly is a security hazard for users when the activeX control is embedded in webpages. However, the ActiveX technology is a way of putting a control/program into a reusable form for other programmers and is often used (though not as much with the advent of .NET). The danger of activeX lies in the fact that IE allows loading of activeX controls with minimal restrictions. Just thought I'd point this out to avoid confusion...HTHLooking forward to the plugin!Sam</blockquote>

[QUOTE="samuel337, post: 3861, member: 10347"] There is an activex version of firefox (or should I say, the mozilla browser component). Check it out at: [url]http://www.iol.ie/~locka/mozilla/mozilla.htm[/url] I've never used it before, but its designed to have similar functions exposed so you can easily switch between the IE activex control and the firefox activex control without having to change much of your code. cheezey: I'm not sure if I get what you mean, but if you mean that activex shouldn't be used, then read on. If you mean that IE supports activex and therefore shouldn't be used, sorry, I misunderstood you. ActiveX certainly is a security hazard for users when the activeX control is embedded in webpages. However, the ActiveX technology is a way of putting a control/program into a reusable form for other programmers and is often used (though not as much with the advent of .NET). The danger of activeX lies in the fact that IE allows loading of activeX controls with minimal restrictions. Just thought I'd point this out to avoid confusion... HTH Looking forward to the plugin! Sam [/QUOTE]

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