Detecting MS Outlook 2002/2003
 

Hi all,

Via client side JavaScript I need to detect whether Outlook 2002 or
2003 is installed on a client machine. How can I do that using
JavaScript?

Thanks,

Emil

Re: Detecting MS Outlook 2002/2003
 

On 27/9/04 11:49 pm, Emil Frank wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Via client side JavaScript I need to detect whether Outlook 2002 or
> 2003 is installed on a client machine. How can I do that using
> JavaScript?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Emil

You can't. Client-side Javascript is built with security features to stop
people snooping around on their visitors' systems.

However there is an HTML solution. Something like this should do the trick:

===
<FORM action="...">
<P>Do you have Outlook 2002/2003 installed?</P>
<P><LABEL><INPUT type="radio" name="have_oe" value="no" checked>
No</LABEL><BR>
<LABEL><INPUT type="radio" name="have_oe" value="yes"> Yes</LABEL></P>
<P><INPUT type="submit" value="Submit"></P>
</FORM>
===

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Re: Detecting MS Outlook 2002/2003
 

Emil Frank wrote:
>
> Via client side JavaScript I need to detect whether Outlook 2002 or
> 2003 is installed on a client machine. How can I do that using
> JavaScript?
>
You don't. You can't - security measures stop you snooping on a client
system at all.

Re: Detecting MS Outlook 2002/2003
 

emilgfrank@yahoo.com (Emil Frank) wrote in message news:<6d819429.0409271449.7d741725@posting.google. com>...
> Hi all,
>
> Via client side JavaScript I need to detect whether Outlook 2002 or
> 2003 is installed on a client machine. How can I do that using
> JavaScript?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Emil

Hi,

Hmm...on the other side there are Java Script utilities available that
allow to detect whether Office or MS Messenger is installed on the
client side.

See:

http://silkworth.net/browser_os/plugs.html

So I was wondering whether the same could be done for Outlook?

Thanks,

Emil

Re: Detecting MS Outlook 2002/2003
 

On 28/9/04 6:00 pm, Emil Frank wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Hmm...on the other side there are Java Script utilities available that
> allow to detect whether Office or MS Messenger is installed on the
> client side.
>
> See:
>
> http://silkworth.net/browser_os/plugs.html
>
> So I was wondering whether the same could be done for Outlook?

The page you mentioned just checks for browser plug-ins. But even that can't
be done reliably. In fact all I get from this page is a string of Javascript
errors, which is kind of funny in a way because I'm actually using Internet
Explorer.

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Re: Detecting MS Outlook 2002/2003
 

In article <6d819429.0409271449.7d741725@posting.google.com >,
emilgfrank@yahoo.com enlightened us with...
> Hi all,
>
> Via client side JavaScript I need to detect whether Outlook 2002 or
> 2003 is installed on a client machine. How can I do that using
> JavaScript?
>

Use an HTA (jscript). You have a lot more options there.

This cannot be done without supressing normal javascript security, which an
HTA is not subject to. I assume this is for an intranet app. Any other use,
you really can't.


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Re: Detecting MS Outlook 2002/2003
 

Hi,

Thanks for your help!

Can you please point me to a few JScript samples that illustrate how
this could be done!

Thanks in advance,

Emil


kaeli <tiny_one@NOSPAM.comcast.net> wrote in message news:<MPG.1bc4892eb3b4df4c98a183@nntp.lucent.com>. ..
> In article <6d819429.0409271449.7d741725@posting.google.com >,
> emilgfrank@yahoo.com enlightened us with...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Via client side JavaScript I need to detect whether Outlook 2002 or
> > 2003 is installed on a client machine. How can I do that using
> > JavaScript?
> >
>
> Use an HTA (jscript). You have a lot more options there.
>
> This cannot be done without supressing normal javascript security, which an
> HTA is not subject to. I assume this is for an intranet app. Any other use,
> you really can't.
>
>
> --