Shoutbox

Well, I've done some experimenting with the browser control lately, and I've figured out that it uses IE 7.0. However, I've got IE 9.0 installed. I've used the following statement in a BrowserControl and in IE 9:

Javascript code:

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javascript:alert(navigator.appVersion)

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In IE 9 it says (among other things) "5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; ..." whereas the BrowserControl says "4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; ..." The problem is: the BrowserControl behaves like IE 7, while I want it to behave like IE 9. Can this be done?

I've noticed this before...  I had IE8 on my old PC, but the browser object still acted like IE7.  Also, on XP, if you make a website-based toolbar (right-click taskbar > Toolbars > New... > enter a URL) and use the same statement, it comes up as IE7 as well.  Seems all the browser controls still use IE7. 

What are you trying to do that needs IE9?

This: document.defaultView

In case you haven't figured this out, these links might be helpful

Internet Feature Controls (B..C)
Specifying Document Compatibility Modes

I'm at work so I can't test

Thread-bump: I think I should let y'all know that I've found an alternative:

JScript code:

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/* This is code executed by Plus! */
 
var document = WndInternet.Browser_GetInterface("BrowserCtrl").document;
var window = document.parentWindow; // This is a window object as seen by HTML/JavaScript
 
window.alert("Hello world!"); // actually works!

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This works even though IE is in compatibility mode. I think it's a standard, so it's unlikely to be dropped in future versions of IE; but I might be wrong about that, dunno.