Vc++ 6.0 mfc how to open a webpage using firefox browser and not internet explorer

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I want to open websites using Firefox browser control inside VC++ 6.0 MFC Application. currently i can open web page only using internet explorer.please give me solution for opening in Firefox browser control.(i do not want to open new window or another application)

What I have tried:

Mozilla ActiveX control[^]
i tried this Old active x control.but its not working for all web pages

Posted 9-Mar-18 0:03am

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Updated 9-Mar-18 0:36am

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Jochen Arndt · Answer 1 · 2018-03-09T00:36:00

I don't have a solution but some information about the topic.

Roll your own browser: An embedding how-to - Gecko Redirect 1 | MDN[^] explains old methods for embedding Firefox.

But using outdated methods which are not supported anymore or will not work in the future should be avoided. The above directs you to XULRunner | MDN[^]. But even that is not up-to-date.

As you can see there is actually no real support for embedding Mozilla. If you don't want to use IE you can use Chrome (chromiumembedded / cef — Bitbucket[^], GitHub - lmsp/SimpleCEFDLL: Simple CEF( Chromium Embedded Framework ) DLL[^] ) or have a look at Qt which provides the Qt WebEngine 5.10[^].

Finally you should think about using a recent Visual Studio version. They are free for personal use and even for small companies. So there is no need to use a 20 year old version from Windows 9x times.