ActiveX component can't create object : 'Word.Application'
sneha roy
I wrote some VB code which prints some text in a word document, when i
wrote the code in a notepad and opened it in IE its working well, but
when i included the same code in an aspx page it gives an error like
"ActiveX component can't create object : 'Word.Application' "
Here is a snapshot of my code.
<html>
<head><title>swathi page</title>
<script language="VBscript">
function Connect_OnClick()
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
targetPath = "C:\file4.doc"
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Ope(targetPath)
objWord.Visible = true
Set objectSelection = objWord.Selection
objectSelection.TypeText "This is testing"
end function
</script>
</head>
<body>
<button style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; Z-INDEX: 103; LEFT: 8px; WIDTH: 120px;
FONT-FAMILY: Arial; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 232px; HEIGHT: 32px"
ONCLICK="Connect_OnClick()" ID= "Button1"
type="button"><B>Connect</B></button>
</body>
</html>
I dont know whats wrong if anyone could help me out with this i would be
greatful
Thank You in advance
---Sneha Roy
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Michael Harris (MVP)
> Hi Group,
>
> I wrote some VB code which prints some text in a word document, when i
> wrote the code in a notepad and opened it in IE its working well, but
> when i included the same code in an aspx page it gives an error like
> "ActiveX component can't create object : 'Word.Application' "
Word.Application is considered an unsafe control in the browser.
As local file system html with client side script displayed in the browser,
the script's ability to create/use instances of 'unsafe' activex objects is
based on your 'my computer' zone security settings (not normally visible in
IE). For html via http or a network share, the zone will be local intranet
or internet or trusted sites or restricted site, each with it's own set of
rules.
--
Michael Harris
Microsoft.MVP.Scripting
sneha roy
Hi Micheal,
I coud not understand what u said can u explain me about that, i mean
what i should do to run that script??? please...
Michael Harris (MVP)
> Hi Micheal,
>
> I coud not understand what u said can u explain me about that, i mean
> what i should do to run that script??? please...
My standard response...
You can use any COM object inside IE hosted script provided you want to deal
with the IE enforced security model regarding "unsafe ActiveX...". Whether
the user allows this is strictly up to them. There is no way to do this
silently without some prior acknowledgement and permission from the end
user...
Whether you use JScript's new ActiveXObject() or VBScript's CreateObject()
or whether you get the prompt or the failure, the issues are still the
same...
Q195826 - PRB: CreateObject Fails from Client-Side Scripts
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=195826
For an Intranet, network share, or local hard drive scenario, you can simply
use HTAs instead.
Note that an HTA solution is appropriate ***only*** for non-intERnet
scenarios. End users should never be expected to execute an HTA delivered
from an intERnet source any more than expecting them to execute an EXE,
unless they have an extremely high level of trust for the originating site.
That's why accessing an HTA via IE is treated exactly like accessing an EXE.
The end user is prompted to save or open (execute) the HTA, the exact same
prompt as for as any other file type that will execute on the client.
Converting to an HTA can be as simple as saving the file with .hta instead
of .htm as the extension. .hta files are hosted by mshta.exe rather than
iexplore.exe, and have a security model comparable to a conventional Windows
desktop application. Of course accepting and executing an HTA is also up to
the end user...
Description of Internet Explorer Security Zones Registry Entries
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=182569
If I need that kind of access to client resources, I develop/deploy an HTA
with the actual content hosted as ASP on an IIS server or straight from an
ordinary network file share...
Introduction to HTML Applications (HTAs)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/hta/overview/htaoverview.asp
HTA Reference
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/hta/reference/hta_ref_entry.asp
The HTAs I deploy follow a hybrid deployment model. The HTA itself is simply
a wrapper for a trusted iframe hosting an ASP page. The iframe page doesn't
have to be asp. It could be ordinary htm, php, etc., whatever the server
supports.
With this model, it doesn't matter if the user saves/runs a local copy of
the HTA - the real content is delivered via http from a web server. To test
changes to the ASP content, I keep a local copy of the HTA with the base
href URL pointing to a development web server instead of the production
server.
You can use the same model for a network file server deployment as well.
Just change the base href to "\\YourFileServer" and iframe src to
"\YourShare\YourPath\YourPage.htm".
<html>
<head><title>YourTitle</title>
<base href="http://YourProductionServer">
<hta:application id="YourAppId"
applicationName="YourAppName"
singleInstance="yes"
showInTaskbar="yes"
borderStyle="fixed"
/>
</head>
<body scroll="no" style="margin:0px">
<iframe width="100%" height="100%"
frameborder="no" border="0"
marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"
application="yes"
src="/YourSite/YourPath/YourPage.asp"
></iframe>
</body>
</html>
--
Michael Harris
Microsoft.MVP.Scripting