ActiveX objects in JavaScript
| Object | Support | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiveXObject | The ActiveXObject object is used to create instances of OLE Automation objects in Internet Explorer on Windows operating systems. | |||||||||||
| GeckoActiveXObject |
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Creates an instance of an ActiveX object in Gecko based browsers. |
Dialog Helper ActiveX elements:
Related objects:
Related properties:
Related methods:
| Object | Support | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blockFormats | Represents a collection of available block format tags. | ||||||
| fonts | Represents a collection of all available fonts in the current system. | ||||||
| HtmlDlgSafeHelper | This object is an ActiveX object that provides access to some system information and common dialogs on Windows. |
| Property | Support | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count (blockFormats) |
Returns an integer that specifies the number of available block format tags. | ||||||
| Count (fonts) |
Returns an integer that specifies the number of available fonts. |
| Method | Support | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChooseColorDlg (HtmlDlgSafeHelper) |
Displays the standard Windows Color dialog box in Internet Explorer. | ||||||
| getCharset (HtmlDlgSafeHelper) |
Returns the default character set (code page) of the given font in Internet Explorer on Windows. | ||||||
| item (blockFormats) |
Returns the name of a block format tag by index. | ||||||
| item (fonts) |
Returns the name of a font by index. |
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) handling in JavaScript:
Related objects:
Related properties:
Related methods:
| Object | Support | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordset | Represents a set of data from a data source object. |
| Property | Support | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dataFld | Specifies or returns which field of a given data source should be bound to the specified object. | ||||||
| dataFormatAs | Specifies or returns how data is to be rendered. | ||||||
| dataPageSize (table) |
Sets or retrieves the number of records that can be displayed in a table when data binding is used. | ||||||
| dataSrc | Sets or retrieves the identifier of the data source that is bound to the element. | ||||||
| recordNumber | Returns an integer value that indicates the ordinal position of the item within the data set that generated the current object. |
| Method | Support | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firstPage (table) |
Displays the first page of records from the data set that the current table object is bound to. | ||||||
| lastPage (table) |
Displays the last page of records from the data set that the current table object is bound to. | ||||||
| namedRecordset (applet, object, xml) |
Returns a recordset object that represents the records of the specified data member from a data source object. | ||||||
| nextPage (table) |
Displays the next page of records from the data set that the current table object is bound to. | ||||||
| previousPage (table) |
Displays the previous page of records from the data set that the current table object is bound to. |
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