Object/Embed Helper Control?

[andchoi]

Hello all,

I am wondering whether there is a public domain control out there which
helps people to automate the process of creating the correct classid
and codebase in within an <object> tag block. For example, currently,
you have to write code like this:

<object width="160" height="144"
classid="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B"
codebase="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab">
<param name="src" value="sample.mov">
<param name="autoplay" value="true">
<param name="controller" value="false">
</object>

You need to know what the classid and the codebase are. Wouldn't life
be simpler if there is a control that does this:

<generic_object_tag:object width="160" height="144" type="video/mov">
<param name="src" value="sample.mov">
<param name="autoplay" value="true">
<param name="controller" value="false">
</generic_object_tag:object>

Is there such a beast? Thanks for any pointer.