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What is better than ActiveX

Hi!
I know that ActiveX is an old technology. But it gives programmer ability to
read all resources on local machine from IE. I am using it in one of my
ASP.NET projects. Firefox can use ActiveX when you have plug-in installed.
Is there anything ActiveX-like which is supported by all browsers?

Thanks

Hubertos
Oct 3 '07 #1
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I think java applets or servlets or something can accomplish the same thing.

"Yo mama" <aa*@aaa.aaawrote in message
news:79**************@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
Hi!
I know that ActiveX is an old technology. But it gives programmer ability
to read all resources on local machine from IE. I am using it in one of my
ASP.NET projects. Firefox can use ActiveX when you have plug-in installed.
Is there anything ActiveX-like which is supported by all browsers?

Thanks

Hubertos

Oct 3 '07 #2
java applets run in a sandbox and can not access client resources. if
you want to run unmanaged code, you need to write active/x for IE and a
browser plugin (same code for firefox, safari, opera and netscape).
-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
sklett wrote:
I think java applets or servlets or something can accomplish the same thing.

"Yo mama" <aa*@aaa.aaawrote in message
news:79**************@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
>Hi!
I know that ActiveX is an old technology. But it gives programmer ability
to read all resources on local machine from IE. I am using it in one of my
ASP.NET projects. Firefox can use ActiveX when you have plug-in installed.
Is there anything ActiveX-like which is supported by all browsers?

Thanks

Hubertos

Oct 3 '07 #3
Actually it can but it has to be allowed by the user when the Java applet
runs (idem for .NET based controls or ActiveX). For a browser plugin this is
also implicitely done (by installing the plug in).

Basically whatever solution you choose and depending which level of control
you need on the client machine, the user will have to consent with giving
access under one form (question about giving trust to a signed applet file)
or another (by running a plug in setup).

Try :
http://www.developer.com/java/data/article.php/3303561 for the Java applet
part. Depending on what exactly you are doing this might be not necessary
(for example an applet/.NET control could store data in a private zone known
as "isolated storage" in which case the user doesn't need to give its
consent as the applet can't access elsewhere and also the size of this
storage location is limited).

--
Patrice
"bruce barker" <no****@nospam.coma écrit dans le message de news:
eK*************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
java applets run in a sandbox and can not access client resources. if you
want to run unmanaged code, you need to write active/x for IE and a
browser plugin (same code for firefox, safari, opera and netscape).
-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
sklett wrote:
>I think java applets or servlets or something can accomplish the same
thing.

"Yo mama" <aa*@aaa.aaawrote in message
news:79**************@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
>>Hi!
I know that ActiveX is an old technology. But it gives programmer
ability to read all resources on local machine from IE. I am using it in
one of my ASP.NET projects. Firefox can use ActiveX when you have
plug-in installed.
Is there anything ActiveX-like which is supported by all browsers?

Thanks

Hubertos
Oct 3 '07 #4
Flash.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP

DSI PrintManager, Miradyne Component Libraries:
http://www.miradyne.net

"Yo mama" <aa*@aaa.aaawrote in message
news:79**************@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
Hi!
I know that ActiveX is an old technology. But it gives programmer ability
to read all resources on local machine from IE. I am using it in one of my
ASP.NET projects. Firefox can use ActiveX when you have plug-in installed.
Is there anything ActiveX-like which is supported by all browsers?

Thanks

Hubertos

Oct 4 '07 #5

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