refreshPlugins - Archive of obsolete content
refreshplugins refreshes the list of plug-ins registered for the browser.
... method of install object syntax int refreshplugins( [ areloadpages ] ); parameters the refreshplugins method has the following parameter: areloadpages areloadpages is an optional boolean value indicating whether you want to reload the open web pages after you have refreshed the plug-in list.
...description refreshplugins lets you register new plug-ins without having to restart the browser.
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Install script template - Archive of obsolete content
// this block also invokes a function to write registry keys (plid) and checks return from key writing // this block invokes refreshplugins() to ensure that plugin and xpt are available for use immediately if (errblock1 == success) { // installation to the current browser was a success - this is the most important job of this script!
... if(errblock2 == success) { // now take care of writing plids to the win32 registry err = writeplidsolution(); if(err!=success) { logcomment("could not write win32 keys as specified: " + err); } else { logcomment("plid entries are present in the win32 registry"); } } reseterror(); err = performinstall(); if (err == success) refreshplugins(true); // call refreshplugins(true) if you'd like the web page which invoked the plugin to // reload.
... you can also simply call refreshplugins() } else cancelinstall(errblock1); // plid solution -- write keys to the registry /** * function for secondary installation of plugin (firstinstall).

Using XPInstall to Install Plugins - Archive of obsolete content
ensure that the plugin that has just been installed is refreshed by correctly invoking the refreshplugins api.

Methods - Archive of obsolete content
refreshplugins refreshes the list of plug-ins registered for the browser.

XPInstall API reference - Archive of obsolete content
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