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[onething]

I'm looking for a browser based PHP script that interfaces with non browser based APIs. Do you know of any?

Something that'll take a non browser API onto Internet Explorer and let it work in Internet Explorer instead of on the usual desktop.

Is this possible?

Thanks.

[WingedPanther]

Can you clarify what you're trying to do? Something like ActiveX?

[onething]

I want to pick up an application that's desktop-based, The Best Spinner, and get it working on my internet explorer.

I'd imagined I could then access the location of this application via a web browser direction, somewhere in localhost.

Then I could get it working with browser based automation software.

These past few hours, the idea of putting the application in a Virtual Box and accessing it via browser based teamviewer sprung up in my mind. That is, if this PHP script idea doesn't work out, as I'd have to set up a VB.

ActiveX, I read in Wikipedia, is something that lets you spread applications via a web browser. Sounds good, but I don't know how I'd get that working with my idea?

[onething]

Actually on second thoughts TeamViewer wouldn't work because it would only bring back an image, and all automation software is text based.

****.

[Alexander]

It may be possible to directly embed the document in an iframe, assuming their versions allow this:

<iframe src="something.xls" width="100%" height="100%"></iframe>

Other than that, you will need to develop your own solution, or use an offline automation software, I am not sure why you are using a browser automation for this.