"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" <tomk (A@T) mvps (D.O.T) org> wrote in message
news:C4C233F2-C4D7-4A12-9BFD-1ACE7C55D4C1@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> "Stephanie Stowe" wrote:[color=green]
> > I think I have asked this before. But I cannot see it on Google. I[/color][/color]
cannot[color=blue][color=green]
> > wrap m,y brain around this.
> >
> > There is an ASP page. It refers to an ActiveX control which is delivered[/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> > the client.
> >
> > <OBJECT ID="CRViewer"
> > CLASSID="CLSID:C4847596-972C-11D0-9567-00A0C9273C2A"
> > WIDTH=100% HEIGHT=95%
> > codebase="ClientBin/activexviewer.cab#Version=8,5,0,217" VIEWASTEXT>
> > <PARAM NAME="EnableRefreshButton" VALUE=0>
> > <PARAM NAME="EnableGroupTree" VALUE=1>
> > <PARAM NAME="DisplayGroupTree" VALUE=1>
> > <PARAM NAME="EnablePrintButton" VALUE=1>
> > <PARAM NAME="EnableExportButton" VALUE=1>
> > <PARAM NAME="EnableDrillDown" VALUE=1>
> > <PARAM NAME="EnableSearchControl" VALUE=1>
> > <PARAM NAME="EnableAnimationControl" VALUE=1>
> > <PARAM NAME="EnableZoomControl" VALUE=1>
> > </OBJECT>
> >
> > So there is a CAB file called ActiveXViewer which contains CRViewer.dll.[/color][/color]
IE[color=blue][color=green]
> > somehow knows to find the necessary component(s) and if not found[/color][/color]
download[color=blue][color=green]
> > from the server. How does it do this?[/color]
>
> codebase tells IE where to get the component.
>[color=green]
> > Look to see if the specified classid is registered?[/color]
>
> Yep.
>[color=green]
> > If the cab is updated, how does the new package get down to
> > the client?[/color]
>
> That's where Version=8,5,0,217 comes in. If it sees a newer version, IE
> gets it.[/color]
Sweet. Thanks.
