function activateActiveX() {

	//Determine browser, we only need this for Internet Explorer
	if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") {

		//Array of elements to be replaced
		var arrElements = new Array(3);
		arrElements[0] = "object";
		arrElements[1] = "embed";
		arrElements[2] = "applet";


		//Loop over element types
		for (n = 0; n < arrElements.length; n++) {

			//set object for brevity
			var replaceObj = document.getElementsByTagName(arrElements[n]);

			//loop over element objects returned
			for (i = 0; i < replaceObj.length; i++ ) {

				//set parent object for brevity
				var parentObj = replaceObj[i].parentNode;

				//grab the html inside of the element before removing it from the DOM
				var newHTML = parentObj.innerHTML;

				//remove element from the DOM
				parentObj.removeChild(replaceObj[i]);

				//stick the element right back in, but as a new object
				parentObj.innerHTML = newHTML;

			}
		}
	}
}


function workAroundActiveX(id) {
	var container = document.getElementById(id);

	container.style.display = 'none';
	activateActiveX();
	container.style.display = 'block';
}