"aron bock" <aronbock@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Robert,
>
> I've tried setting it at variously. The property itself is getting set to
> true/false, whatever, but the setting seems to have no effect. For example,
> as in the following VBA code:
>
> Dim oIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
> oIE.Visible = True
> oIE.Offline = True
>
> At this point I can still browse online. What's more, the File/"Work
> Offline" menuitem is unchecked.
>
> However, things work as expected if I manually check/uncheck the menuitem
> above. Thus leading me to think the Offline property on the IE automation
> object may be defunct.
The documentation doesn't really promise that GlobalUserOffline
will be affected, just that your object will act as if it is:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/browser/webbrowser/reference/properties/offline.asp
<quote>
Sets or retrieves a Boolean value that indicates whether the object
is currently operating in offline mode.
</quote>
BTW I don't know. That would be my interpretation of what is there.
You may get more informed ideas from a newsgroup which
specializes in scripting or web development, etc.
Use the MSDN Home page and its Community links to newsgroups.
Unfortunately I have never used them so I don't know how active they are.
Good luck
Robert
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> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
> news:et7DhIOdFHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> "aron bock" <aronbock@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23fX1NNJdFHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello, I want to programmatically set IE to work offline. As far as I
>>> can
>>> tell I should be able to set the "Offline" property of the
>>> InternetExplorer
>>> automation object to achieve that ... but in repeated tests setting that
>>> property seems to have no effect: the "File/Work Offline" menuitem is not
>>> checked, and IE continues to be able to browse online.
>>>
>>> If somebody could suggest how I may achieve this (or even point out
>>> whether
>>> I'm in the wrong forum) I'd much appreciate it!
>>
>> When are you setting it? It's possible that some other program is
>> unsetting it.
>> Third-party Internet apps seem prone to doing it repeatedly, for
>> example.
>>
>> Use RegMon (freeware from SysInternals) to monitor use of
>> GlobalUserOffline,
>> first to see if your program is setting it and secondly to see if some
>> other program
>> is later unsetting it.
>>
>> BTW there used to be a nice freeware SysTray tool called InkSwitch
>> (designed especially for Dial-up users but still partially usable by
>> broadband users)
>> You may find it an adequate alternative to what you are trying to do.
>>
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