How can I test for an ActiveX control without using new ActiveXObject()?

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Published on 2010-05-04T17:44:09Z Indexed on 2010/05/04 17:48 UTC
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Is there a way to test for the presence of an ActiveX control (with JavaScript) without actually attempting to create an object from it? The control I'm attempting to detect is taking a long time to instantiate; I'm just looking for a more efficient approach, if there is one.

Thanks in advance!

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