Obsolete. Presents a dialog box that enables the user to add the specified channel, or to change the channel URL, if it is already installed.
Syntax
window.external.AddChannel(sURLToCDF)
Parameters
| sURLToCDF |
Required.
A String that specifies the URL of a Channel Definition Format (CDF) file to be installed.
Note The links in the CDF file must use HTTP, Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS), or File Transfer Protocol (FTP). If the CDF file contains any other protocol, the addition of the channel will fail, and no dialog box will appear. |
Return Value
No return value.
Remarks
In Windows Internet Explorer 7, the CDF is obsolete and should not be used.
If the call fails, an error dialog box appears. You can suppress the dialog box by using the onerror event.
Note This method is intended for use by publishers shipping Microsoft Active Channel content. Active Channel technology is available as of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and later.
This method is not supported in HTML Applications (HTAs).
Example
This example uses the AddChannel method to display a dialog box that enables the user to add the channel described in the specified CDF file.
window.external.AddChannel("http://domain/folder/file.cdf");
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this method.
Applies To
See Also
Introduction to Active Channel Technology