activexobject( outlook.application ) not working in Chrome and Firefox

Question

with ActiveX I can create an Outlook instance and start a new HTML e-Mail.

Here is the sample code:

var outlookApp = new ActiveXObject("Outlook.Application");

var nameSpace = outlookApp.getNameSpace("MAPI");

mailFolder = nameSpace.getDefaultFolder(6);

mailItem = mailFolder.Items.add('IPM.Note.FormA');

mailItem.Subject="a subject test";

mailItem.To = "an@email.here";

mailItem.HTMLBody = "bold";

mailItem.display (0); Is there an equivalent for Firefox and crome. Has anyone a sample please?

Thank you!

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 15 '15 at 05:05

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No. Only IE can work with COM objects if your site is trusted and can create COM objects in a script.

answered Jul 15 '15 at 05:05

If my site is not trusted or trusted then how to create COM objects in a script. – Anupam Somani Jul 15 '15 at 05:42
You can't unless you write and convince the user to install a BHO that gives you that ability. – Dmitry Streblechenko Jul 15 '15 at 05:43

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '15 at 15:44

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Use the mailto protocol in scripts. You can automate Outlook from IE only (refer to Dmitry's post).

answered Jul 18 '15 at 15:44

Eugene Astafiev

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 05 '19 at 03:54

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All Chrome user/ Developers know that ActiveX not supported by chrome browser due to the security reasons.

All you can do is developing workaround or resolve it using URI Scheme check my answer here

answered Apr 05 '19 at 03:54

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