Uncaught ReferenceError: ActiveXObject is not defined Error in Chrome

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i have this error in Chrome "Uncaught ReferenceError: ActiveXObject is not defined "

my code is

function loadModel() {

            //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            document.getElementById("lModelMsg").innerText = "Loading...";
            document.getElementById("lPartMsg").innerText = "";
            var dMfg = document.getElementById("dManufacturer");
            var id = dMfg.options[dMfg.selectedIndex].value;
            var xml = CreateAsset.LoadModel(id);
            var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
            var Flag;
            Flag = xmlDoc.loadXML(xml.value);
            if (Flag) {......................

You code works only in IE... In Chrome `ActiveXObject` really does not exist. — Teemu, Jul 29 '13 at 14:45
@Teemu is there any alternative of ActiveXObject for chrome??? — Dawood Ahmed, Jul 29 '13 at 15:11
possible duplicate of [ActiveXObject is not defined and can't find variable: ActiveXObject](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11101641/activexobject-is-not-defined-and-cant-find-variable-activexobject) — DanM7, Sep 18 '13 at 13:24
see my Answer[ Active X solution for Chrome](https://stackoverflow.com/a/55527700/7990050) — Rajesh Kumar Bhawsar, Apr 05 '19 at 03:20
Can anyone please let me know how to use new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); in chrome ? — Darshana, Sep 11 '20 at 13:46

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 29 '13 at 14:56

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ActiveX is a Microsoft-proprietary framework. It is supported only in MS products (i.e, IE)

You can use jQuery's parseXML method as a cross-browser alternative.

answered Jul 29 '13 at 14:56

MasterAM

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 29 '13 at 15:01

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As stated by others, ActiveX is an IE-specific technology.

Try this:

if (window.DOMParser)
{ // Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc.
    parser=new DOMParser();
    xmlDoc=parser.parseFromString(xml,"text/xml");
}
else // Internet Explorer
{
    xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
    xmlDoc.async=false;
    xmlDoc.loadXML(xml); 
}

answered Jul 29 '13 at 15:01

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then it gives this error "Object # has no method 'loadXML'" – Dawood Ahmed Jul 29 '13 at 15:13
Chrome should not be trying to use the `loadXML` call as that is the IE path; are you sure you cleared your cached version of the JavaScript? – Karl Anderson Jul 29 '13 at 15:17

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 08 '13 at 11:53

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The problem is the security setting of your browser is blocking it.

If you try IE6 the code should work. You have to use a dead browser because the new browsers block it from working as part of a killbit fix that Microsoft did to fix a security issue.

answered Nov 08 '13 at 11:53

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Uncaught ReferenceError: ActiveXObject is not defined Error in Chrome

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