Internet ExplorerClass Visible property not working when InternetExplorerClass is instantiated in a web service

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:07:29 Z

Hello,
I'm trying to open a new Internet Explorer window each time a web method of a certain web service is called.
The window seems to be created as I can see the process iexplore.exe in the task manager, but is always invisible even if I set Visible property of InternetExplorerClass instance to true.
Below is the code I am using:

 [WebMethod] 
    public string OpenIE() { 
        ThreadStart ts = delegate 
                             { 
                                 InternetExplorer ie = new InternetExplorerClass(); 
                                 ie.Visible = true; 
                                  
                             }; 
        Thread t = new Thread(ts); 
        t.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA); 
        t.Start(); 
        t.Join(); 
        return string.Empty; 
    } 

The above code executes successfully and produces no exceptions.
Does anyone know what the problem could be?
Thanks

Kostas Papakonstantinou

Internet ExplorerClass Visible property not working when InternetExplorerClass is instantiated in a web service

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:40:13 Z

Hi,

This forum is to support questions on Open Specifications.

There are very helpful communities of IE development on the MSDN forums that may be able to assist you with your solution. I suggest you consider posting your question in one of these forums:

Internet Explorer Development
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/iedevelopment/

You should also search the forums in case someone has already asked a similar question.

MSDN forums
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TechNet forums
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Microsoft Newsgroups
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Regards,
Edgar

Internet ExplorerClass Visible property not working when InternetExplorerClass is instantiated in a web service

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:09:40 Z

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Dan

Internet ExplorerClass Visible property not working when InternetExplorerClass is instantiated in a web service

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:07:29 Z

Dan - I did significant searching concerning the problem you reported, but found nothing.

I apologize that my team can not help you with this problem (most importantly, we don't have expertise on One Care). So, I recommend posting at one of the below sites - especially the One Care Site.

Windows One Care
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/

Internet Explorer Web Development
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/iewebdevelopment/threads/

If all else fails, a call to technical support may be of help to you.

Help & Support Home' at http://support.microsoft.com/ (there are 'Self Support Options' available on this page).
'Select a Product for Assistance' at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/assistsupport
The Microsoft Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/search/

Regards,
Bill Wesse
MCSE, MCTS / Senior Escalation Engineer, US-CSS DSC PROTOCOL TEAM

Escalation Engineer

Internet ExplorerClass Visible property not working when InternetExplorerClass is instantiated in a web service

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:26:18 Z

ranjith

Internet ExplorerClass Visible property not working when InternetExplorerClass is instantiated in a web service

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:11:02 Z

Hi Ranjith - did you post without content accidentally? Since this thread was started by kpapa, please submit a new post with your questions.

Regards,
Bill Wesse
MCSE, MCTS / Senior Escalation Engineer, US-CSS DSC PROTOCOL TEAM

Escalation Engineer