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Resolved IE HTML Editor and "Replace Your Web Browser OLE Control"

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  1. David Peace (Powersoft)
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  3. Thursday, 3 March 2022 17:24 PM UTC

Hi Guys

We are using the microsoft IE OLE object in editor mode for one of our applications. This was based upon a HTML editor that Roland created. I'm concirned that this will die when Microsoft will no longer support Internet Explorer on Windows 10 starting from June 15, 2022.

I have read some articles about Edge in IE mode being the solution going forward but would rather not cross my fingers and hope. Does anyone ahve any thoughts or suggestions for a way forward?

Kind regards

David

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Daniel Vivier
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  1. Thursday, 3 March 2022 21:16 PM UTC
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I think I have come to the conclusion that having to replace the use of the WebBrowser ActiveX control is a non-issue.

According to https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/internet-explorer-11-desktop-app-retirement-faq/ba-p/2366549 (and also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSHTML) the MSHTML component (which as I understand it is the same as the WebBrowser control) will be supported until 2029. 

So there is no absolutely need for any applications using it to make a change by this June.

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Daniel Vivier
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  2. Friday, 4 March 2022 01:17 AM UTC
And I just got a confirmation of that from a Microsoft staffer: MSHTML, which includes the Web Browser control, is not going away until at least 2029: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/internet-explorer-11-desktop-app-retirement-faq/bc-p/3247052/emcs_t/S2h8ZW1haWx8bWVudGlvbl9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb258TDBCT0UxNFBXQ09WQVp8MzI0NzA1MnxBVF9NRU5USU9OU3xoSw#M3908
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David Peace (Powersoft)
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  2. Friday, 4 March 2022 11:52 AM UTC
Hello Dan

It's lovely to hear from you. Thank you for the information it is indeed good news. By 2029 you and I will be retired and not care :)



Cheers

David
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Daniel Vivier
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  1. Thursday, 3 March 2022 17:33 PM UTC
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I'm very concerned about this too for our applications. I have posted another thread about it today, with the subject line "New WebBrowser control versus using WebView2 directly".

The biggest problem is that "Edge in IE mode" doesn't have an ActiveX interface. And for us, another problem is that the PB Chromium-based web browser control is huge - and we don't know how it works in DesignMode.

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