Javascript way to list available plugins for IE

Question

Is there a quick way to get a list in JavaScript of the available Active X plugins?

I need to do a test to see if a plugin has been installed before I actually try to run it.

In effect I want to create a page that says 'Plugin Installed and properly Working' or have it fail gracefully.

I'm not sure how to have it fail gracefully if the plugin is not available.

Answer 1

Just try it.

try {
  var plugin = new ActiveXObject('SomeActiveX');
} catch (e) {
  alert("Error"); // Or some other error code
}