doComponentRequest Method

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doComponentRequest Method

Downloads all the components that have been queued using addComponentRequest.

Syntax

bSuccess = oClientCaps.doComponentRequest()

Return Value

Boolean. Returns true if the specified component(s) downloaded successfully, or false otherwise.

Example

This example uses the doComponentRequest and addComponentRequest methods to install the Microsoft® Internet Explorer Data Binding component, if the component does not already exist in the user's system.

Sample Code
<HTML xmlns:IE>
<HEAD>
<STYLE>
@media all {
      IE\:clientCaps {behavior:url(#default#clientcaps);}
}
</STYLE>

<SCRIPT>
function window.onload()
{
   var bDBAvailable  = false;
   var sDBVersion = '';
   var sDBID = "{9381D8F2-0288-11D0-9501-00AA00B911A5}"; 
   
   bDBAvailable = oClientCaps.isComponentInstalled(sDBID,"componentid");

   // if data binding is unavailable, install it
   if (!bDBAvailable)
   {
      oClientCaps.addComponentRequest
This feature requires Internet Explorer 5 or later. Click the icon below to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.

Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

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clientCaps