> Hello all..

> I'm writing an extension for Internet Explorer.
> I need to have access to the IWebBrowser2 interface of
> the running instance of Internet Explorer.

> I  followed the instructions from the MS web site and I implemented
> a toolbar button that calls my COM object.

> What I did from MS web site :

>     "Adding a toolbar button"
>     - Done

>     "Telling the browser that I want to call my COM"
>     - Done and working (I added MessageBox in FinalConstruct and
> FinalRelease)

>     "If your COM object needs to access the Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
Object
> Model
>     of the page that Internet Explorer is currently displaying, you
must
> implement IObjectWithSite."
>     - Done

>     "When IObjectWithSite is implemented, Internet Explorer will call
> IObjectWithSite::SetSite and
>     pass it a pointer to IShellBrowser."
>     - Done and SetSite is called properly when my object in loaded

> I see here that SetSite is called and a pointer to IShellBrowser is
> passed... why when I write a browser helper
> object, SetSite pass a IWebBrowser2 and when my COM is called from an
> iexplorer toolbar button, it pass a
> IShellBrowser pointer ?

> Can I retrieve a IWebBrowser2 from a IShellBrowser ? How ?

> I don't want to create a Browser Helper Object because I don't want my
> object to load
> in memory automatically when Windows Explorer starts...

> Any help ?

> thank you for reading

> I have seen it reported on the newsgroups that you can QI the pointer
> you get in SetSite for IServiceProvider, and call
> QueryService(SID_SWebBrowserApp) to get IWebBrowser2 pointer. Have not
> tried it myself though.
> --
> With best wishes,
>     Igor Tandetnik

> "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat,
> and wrong." H.L. Mencken

> > Hello all..

> > I'm writing an extension for Internet Explorer.
> > I need to have access to the IWebBrowser2 interface of
> > the running instance of Internet Explorer.

> > I  followed the instructions from the MS web site and I implemented
> > a toolbar button that calls my COM object.

> > What I did from MS web site :

> >     "Adding a toolbar button"
> >     - Done

> >     "Telling the browser that I want to call my COM"
> >     - Done and working (I added MessageBox in FinalConstruct and
> > FinalRelease)

> >     "If your COM object needs to access the Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
> Object
> > Model
> >     of the page that Internet Explorer is currently displaying, you
> must
> > implement IObjectWithSite."
> >     - Done

> >     "When IObjectWithSite is implemented, Internet Explorer will call
> > IObjectWithSite::SetSite and
> >     pass it a pointer to IShellBrowser."
> >     - Done and SetSite is called properly when my object in loaded

> > I see here that SetSite is called and a pointer to IShellBrowser is
> > passed... why when I write a browser helper
> > object, SetSite pass a IWebBrowser2 and when my COM is called from an
> > iexplorer toolbar button, it pass a
> > IShellBrowser pointer ?

> > Can I retrieve a IWebBrowser2 from a IShellBrowser ? How ?

> > I don't want to create a Browser Helper Object because I don't want my
> > object to load
> > in memory automatically when Windows Explorer starts...

> > Any help ?

> > thank you for reading

> It is working !

> Thank you very much for the answer !

> Happy easter
> regards

> Mike

> > I have seen it reported on the newsgroups that you can QI the pointer
> > you get in SetSite for IServiceProvider, and call
> > QueryService(SID_SWebBrowserApp) to get IWebBrowser2 pointer. Have not
> > tried it myself though.
> > --
> > With best wishes,
> >     Igor Tandetnik

> > "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat,
> > and wrong." H.L. Mencken

> > > Hello all..

> > > I'm writing an extension for Internet Explorer.
> > > I need to have access to the IWebBrowser2 interface of
> > > the running instance of Internet Explorer.

> > > I  followed the instructions from the MS web site and I implemented
> > > a toolbar button that calls my COM object.

> > > What I did from MS web site :

> > >     "Adding a toolbar button"
> > >     - Done

> > >     "Telling the browser that I want to call my COM"
> > >     - Done and working (I added MessageBox in FinalConstruct and
> > > FinalRelease)

> > >     "If your COM object needs to access the Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
> > Object
> > > Model
> > >     of the page that Internet Explorer is currently displaying, you
> > must
> > > implement IObjectWithSite."
> > >     - Done

> > >     "When IObjectWithSite is implemented, Internet Explorer will call
> > > IObjectWithSite::SetSite and
> > >     pass it a pointer to IShellBrowser."
> > >     - Done and SetSite is called properly when my object in loaded

> > > I see here that SetSite is called and a pointer to IShellBrowser is
> > > passed... why when I write a browser helper
> > > object, SetSite pass a IWebBrowser2 and when my COM is called from an
> > > iexplorer toolbar button, it pass a
> > > IShellBrowser pointer ?

> > > Can I retrieve a IWebBrowser2 from a IShellBrowser ? How ?

> > > I don't want to create a Browser Helper Object because I don't want my
> > > object to load
> > > in memory automatically when Windows Explorer starts...

> > > Any help ?

> > > thank you for reading

> hello,
> I'm writing an ActiveX control for Internet Explorer.
>  I also need to have access to the IWebBrowser2 interface of
>  the running instance of Internet Explorer.Would you please send
>   your source code to me to show me how to do that?
> thank you very much!

> > It is working !

> > Thank you very much for the answer !

> > Happy easter
> > regards

> > Mike

> > > I have seen it reported on the newsgroups that you can QI the
pointer
> > > you get in SetSite for IServiceProvider, and call
> > > QueryService(SID_SWebBrowserApp) to get IWebBrowser2 pointer. Have
not
> > > tried it myself though.
> > > --
> > > With best wishes,
> > >     Igor Tandetnik

> > > "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple,
neat,
> > > and wrong." H.L. Mencken

> > > > Hello all..

> > > > I'm writing an extension for Internet Explorer.
> > > > I need to have access to the IWebBrowser2 interface of
> > > > the running instance of Internet Explorer.

> > > > I  followed the instructions from the MS web site and I
implemented
> > > > a toolbar button that calls my COM object.

> > > > What I did from MS web site :

> > > >     "Adding a toolbar button"
> > > >     - Done

> > > >     "Telling the browser that I want to call my COM"
> > > >     - Done and working (I added MessageBox in FinalConstruct and
> > > > FinalRelease)

> > > >     "If your COM object needs to access the Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
> > > Object
> > > > Model
> > > >     of the page that Internet Explorer is currently displaying,
you
> > > must
> > > > implement IObjectWithSite."
> > > >     - Done

> > > >     "When IObjectWithSite is implemented, Internet Explorer will
call
> > > > IObjectWithSite::SetSite and
> > > >     pass it a pointer to IShellBrowser."
> > > >     - Done and SetSite is called properly when my object in
loaded

> > > > I see here that SetSite is called and a pointer to IShellBrowser
is
> > > > passed... why when I write a browser helper
> > > > object, SetSite pass a IWebBrowser2 and when my COM is called
from an
> > > > iexplorer toolbar button, it pass a
> > > > IShellBrowser pointer ?

> > > > Can I retrieve a IWebBrowser2 from a IShellBrowser ? How ?

> > > > I don't want to create a Browser Helper Object because I don't
want my
> > > > object to load
> > > > in memory automatically when Windows Explorer starts...

> > > > Any help ?

> > > > thank you for reading