you can now write an active/x control in .net and download to the browser.
there are serveral rules involved:
1) the client must have the .net framework installed already (gennerally you
need 1.1 installed)
2) the code dll or cab file must be signed
3) the user must allow active/x controls in the browser
4) because the control is written in .net, hosted by unmanged code, it runs
in a special security envoriment, and unlike a normal active/x control will
be restricted to what it can do (no access to the disk, other website other
than the one downloaded from, etc).
5) IE only.
6) when the page first loads the control, it must load the .net runtime, and
load an appdomain. this can take several seconds, up to minute or more. so
you don't want to do this for a trival control.
in general use this techonolgy where you would use a large java applet.
-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"Rob T" <RT*********@DO NTwalchemSPAM.c om> wrote in message
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| The other day I posted a question about using ActiveX in my project.....
| obviously, that's not the best solution. But I found this great article
on
| what the author calls rich-client which does EXACTLY what I'm looking for.
| Being able to show a windows form in an IE window!
|
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...h/default.aspx
|
| Unfortunately, some of the terminology is over my head and it's in
C#...I'm
| a VB person. Could anyone explain how this is done or point me somewhere
| that does this? I will admit, I can be quite dumb some days and learn
best
| by a nice step-by-step example.
|
| Thanks for your help.
|
| -Rob T.
|
|