How to convert a byte array from ActiveX control to an Array object - Javascript

Lei Lei Shi wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> In my javascript, an ActiveX control returns a byte array, say block.
> But by any means I just can not access it. The typeof operator says its
> time is unknown, any call to this object will fail, either toArray or
> toString. Of course, indexing by [] will fail. Then I tried type casting
> in the way I know:
>
> var test = (Object) block;
> var test = (Array) block;
> var test = (byte[]) block;
> var test = (Object[]) block;
> var test = (String)block;
>
> But seems javascript doesn't support casting in that way. So I tried to
> contruct object from that:
>
> var test = new Object(block);
> var test = new Array(block);
> var test = new String(block);
>
> But none of above let me access the bytes inside the array.
>
> Is there anyone successed in getting a byte array from an ActiveX control?
>
> Thanks,
> Lei Lei Shi
Try
var test = eval("'" + block + "'");

at least do an

alert(block);

Hope this helps