Comments on: WebBrowser ActiveX Control – Google Maps Invalid Character Scripting Error

By: Daniel Pineault

Daniel Pineault — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:08:41 +0000

In reply to Fox. Which yellow warning bar are you seeing? What does it state exactly? Perhaps the issue is covered in my article Everything You Never Wanted to Know About the Access WebBrowser Control.

By: Fox

Fox — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:14:51 +0000

Hi, I need your help. When I want to use a web browser element, I always get a yellow warning bar that I want to access Active-X elements. I first thought that this is due to my local configuration. Now when I open your demo database, I don’t get the warning message. How did you do/set this up? I have already compared all settings and code lines.

By: Branislav Mihaljev

Branislav Mihaljev — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 03:19:20 +0000

If not a late post, here is a simple solution and I actually found it in one of your files! Original post is 8 years old, but the issue exists in 2016, 365… 64-bit versions.
Go to the Charting Access file, load it in Access 64-bit and enable browser emulation (there is a form for that in that database).
With this file I am getting registry error while with form Browser Emulation it works.

By: Daniel Pineault

Daniel Pineault — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:59:20 +0000

In reply to Ricardo. Don't count on any Roadmap ETAs!

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 01:14:05 +0000

This stopped working in my Windows Pro 21H1 & Access 365 Version 2104 (13929.20372) Does anybody know a workaround.

Still 2 months until the Edge Web Browser control is available… see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_o3F89EcBI minute 13

By: Firas

Firas — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:15:01 +0000

A genius workaround, and the quickest solution out there!
Thank you indeed 🙂

By: caroline veron

caroline veron — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:27:58 +0000

you are a champion

By: Dan Attard

Dan Attard — Mon, 22 May 2017 20:15:26 +0000

Another satisfied customer. Thanks for the awesome free advice.

By: karique vera

karique vera — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:04:59 +0000

I think i love you bro, you save me from a HUUUUUUUUUUGE problem. is there a way for us to make you a donation or something?

By: Marcelo

Marcelo — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 00:54:09 +0000

Obrigado.
Muito bom. Resolveu um grande problema em meu banco de dados.
E de muitos outros para os quais vamos repassando esta solução.

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:39:25 +0000

In reply to MICHEL DEMERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH! In Windows 8 worked version 10000 for me.

By: Daniel Pineault

Daniel Pineault — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:42:57 +0000

In reply to Richard Arnold.

I just there was a value which would simply imply use whatever the latest emulation mode is installed on the machine. At least have that option.

As for Spartan, it is supposed to be a completely new browser from the ground up. They may still have IE installed because of the WebBrowser Control. For some reason I don’t think they can just dump it. It may not be front and center, but I’m assuming it will still be there in some shape or form.

By: Richard Arnold

Richard Arnold — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:32:27 +0000

In reply to Daniel Pineault.

Thanks for your reply. I wasn’t aware of Microsoft’s plan on changing their actual browser, i.e. Spartan. I guess I’ll have to research that browser to see how it plays into the browser emulation, as well as whether Spartan will play nice with the existing WebBrowserControl from Microsoft.
I wonder if Spartan is merely a reworked IE, or a complete replacement. We’ll have to wait and see. But I hope MS took backwards compatibility into account. 🙁

Thanks again.

By: Daniel Pineault

Daniel Pineault — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:05:13 +0000

In reply to Richard Arnold.

Very interesting question, but sadly I do not have a definitive answer for you. Can anyone guarantee that Microsoft will continue to follow suit with this pattern? Your guess is as good as mine.

There is also the fact that Microsoft is launching (replacing IE with?) their new Spartan browser with Windows 10. So how will this play into the overall picture?!

I wish I had a crystal ball, but like you, I am at the mercy of Microsoft’s limited wisdom. 🙁

By: Richard Arnold

Richard Arnold — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:11:45 +0000

Hello Daniel. I just recently came across this article. Your article and the Microsoft article, i.e. MSDN – Internet Feature Controls, regarding browser emulation, both stop at Internet Explorer 11 with the Decimal value of 11001 for forcing the browser control’s emulation, i.e. 11001: Force IE11 Emulation.
I am looking to “Future-Proof” an application I’m writing and wondered if there was a way to know which decimal value to use for IE versions after version 11, in order to force the browser emulation feature in the registry? It would appear that, starting with version 10, the registry value would be 10001, version 11 is 11001. Is it same to assume that version 12 when it appears would use the value of 12001 and so on? Would there be a reliable way to know which decimal value to use for future IE versions. Thanks.

By: Daniel Pineault

Daniel Pineault — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 14:26:36 +0000

In reply to Jorge. So you made entry for msaccess.exe with a REG-DWORD of 0x00002af9 (11001)? You have also validated that you actually have IE11 installed?

By: Daniel Pineault

Daniel Pineault — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:56:12 +0000

In reply to Maria. Usted es muy agradable.

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:48:13 +0000

Muchas gracias por esta exlicacion y por el programa facilitado para lograrlo. He tenido problemas al ejecutarlo, pero he optado por hacerlo manualmente y ha funcionado.

Muchas gracias de nuevo desde España!!!!

By: Jorge

Jorge — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:59:01 +0000

I’m using Access 2013 and Internet Explorer 11. I tried the solution, but it is not working.
Any suggestions? thanks!

By: Daniel Pineault

Daniel Pineault — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:56:24 +0000

In reply to Jorge. The Decimal value.