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XML: Is it possible to detect what version of msxml the user has? Or at least whether he has msxml4?
Sep 21st, 2001 15:39
Knud van Eeden, Katharina Andresen,
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msxmltst.htm
2. Then load this file in your browser (e.g. type c:\temp\msxmltst.htm
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<HTML>
<BODY onLoad=' PROCParserXmlMsxmlVersion();'>
</BODY>
</HTML>
<!-- library: xml: parser: msxml: version: return the version of the
msxml parser you are using [Internet: source:
http://www.flws.com.au/showusyourcode/codeLib/code/parserDetection.asp?
catID=2] [kn, ri, tu, 17-07-2021 16:10:26] -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
<!--
<!-- library: browser: version: msxml: inform about the installed msxml
versions in your browser [kn, ri, th, 19-07-2021 17:51:12] -->
function PROCParserXmlMsxmlVersion() {
// e.g. <HTML>
// e.g. <BODY onLoad=' PROCParserXmlMsxmlVersion();'>
// e.g. </BODY>
// e.g. </HTML>
var XMLDOM = FNInitializeNewTreeJ();
var MSXML2 = FNInitializeNewTreeJ();
var MSXML2_6 = FNInitializeNewTreeJ();
var MSXML3 = FNInitializeNewTreeJ();
var MSXML4 = FNInitializeNewTreeJ();
var objDOM = FNInitializeNewTreeJ();
var xmlDoc = FNInitializeNewTreeJ();
var s = FNInitializeNewStringS();
xmlDoc = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?><FOOBAR>Hello</FOOBAR>";
try
{
objDOM = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
objDOM.async=false;
if (objDOM.loadXML(xmlDoc)) XMLDOM = true ;
}
catch (e){
XMLDOM = false ;
}
try
{
objDOM = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument");
objDOM.async=false;
if (objDOM.loadXML(xmlDoc)) MSXML2 = true ;
}
catch (e){
MSXML2 = false ;
}
try
{
objDOM = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.2.6");
objDOM.async=false;
if (objDOM.loadXML(xmlDoc)) MSXML2_6 = true ;
}
catch (e){
MSXML2_6 = false ;
}
try
{
objDOM = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.3.0");
objDOM.async=false;
if (objDOM.loadXML(xmlDoc)) MSXML3 = true ;
}
catch (e){
MSXML3 = false ;
}
try
{
objDOM = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0");
objDOM.async=false;
if (objDOM.loadXML(xmlDoc)) MSXML4 = true ;
}
catch (e){
MSXML4 = false ;
}
s = 'The following parsers are installed:\n'
s += 'XMLDOM : ' + XMLDOM + '\n'
s += 'MSXML2 : ' + MSXML2 + '\n'
s += 'MSXML2.6 : ' + MSXML2_6 + '\n'
s += 'MSXML3 : ' + MSXML3 + '\n'
s += 'MSXML4 : ' + MSXML4 ;
alert (s) ;
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
<!--
<!-- library: tree: initialize: new [kn, ri, we, 04-07-2021 17:53:43] --
>
function FNInitializeNewTreeJ() {
return( FNInitializeNewObjectJ() );
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
<!--
<!-- library: string: initialize: new -->
function FNInitializeNewStringS() {
return( FNStringEmptyS() );
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
<!--
<!-- library: object: initialize: new [kn, ri, we, 04-07-2021
15:21:55] -->
function FNInitializeNewObjectJ() {
return( FNObjectNullJ() );
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
<!--
<!-- library: string: return the empty string [kn, ri, mo, 02-07-2021
14:44:41]
function FNStringEmptyS() {
return( "" );
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
<!--
<!-- library: object: null [kn, ri, we, 04-07-2021 10:09:13] -->
function FNObjectNullJ() {
return( null );
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
