473,586 Members | 2,817 Online
Bytes | Software Development & Data Engineering Community
+ Post

Home Posts Topics Members FAQ

dotnet activex equivalent?

Tim
hi,

I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser. It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005

Thanks

Tim

Jul 4 '06 #1
11 3322
As far as i know there is not a good equivalant in .Net

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]
"Tim" wrote:
hi,

I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser. It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005

Thanks

Tim

Jul 4 '06 #2
Tim
yikes!

how can I get client machine access from within a web browser? there
must be a way?


M. Posseth wrote:
As far as i know there is not a good equivalant in .Net

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]
"Tim" wrote:
hi,

I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser. It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005

Thanks

Tim
Jul 4 '06 #3
You can create a .NET control hosted in the browser. Of course you'll need
the .NET framework client side plus the user will have to grant rights to
your code (not sure if 2.0 will automatically ask the user, AFAIK in 1.1 you
have to supply a MSI file to install this policy ?)...

Else you are left with using a regular ActiveX control or a Java applet.

--
Patrice

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.coma écrit dans le message de news:
11************* ********@m79g20 00...legro ups.com...
yikes!

how can I get client machine access from within a web browser? there
must be a way?


M. Posseth wrote:
>As far as i know there is not a good equivalant in .Net

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]
"Tim" wrote:
hi,

I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser. It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005

Thanks

Tim


Jul 4 '06 #4
Tim
ok, a .net control hosted in a browser.
does it have a technical name that I can search for?
any tips/links to get me going?

in the mean time I've played with creating the custom control but I'm
not sure how to get it onto the web page...

thanks
Patrice wrote:
You can create a .NET control hosted in the browser. Of course you'll need
the .NET framework client side plus the user will have to grant rights to
your code (not sure if 2.0 will automatically ask the user, AFAIK in 1.1 you
have to supply a MSI file to install this policy ?)...

Else you are left with using a regular ActiveX control or a Java applet.

--
Patrice

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.coma écrit dans le message de news:
11************* ********@m79g20 00...legro ups.com...
yikes!

how can I get client machine access from within a web browser? there
must be a way?


M. Posseth wrote:
As far as i know there is not a good equivalant in .Net

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]
"Tim" wrote:

hi,

I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser. It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005

Thanks

Tim
Jul 4 '06 #5
Tim

If you despite what the others have written will try it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...h/default.aspx

I hope this helps,

Cor

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.comschre ef in bericht
news:11******** **************@ p79g2000cwp.goo glegroups.com.. .
ok, a .net control hosted in a browser.
does it have a technical name that I can search for?
any tips/links to get me going?

in the mean time I've played with creating the custom control but I'm
not sure how to get it onto the web page...

thanks
Patrice wrote:
You can create a .NET control hosted in the browser. Of course you'll need
the .NET framework client side plus the user will have to grant rights to
your code (not sure if 2.0 will automatically ask the user, AFAIK in 1.1
you
have to supply a MSI file to install this policy ?)...

Else you are left with using a regular ActiveX control or a Java applet.

--
Patrice

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.coma écrit dans le message de news:
11************* ********@m79g20 00...legro ups.com...
yikes!

how can I get client machine access from within a web browser? there
must be a way?


M. Posseth wrote:
As far as i know there is not a good equivalant in .Net

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]
"Tim" wrote:

hi,

I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser. It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005

Thanks

Tim

Jul 4 '06 #6
Cor ,,

The problem is the partially trust thingy

with a Activex you can do anything as you can normally do with a local
installed application ( access all local resources )

with .Net this is not possible ,, ever even tried to run a .Net app from
your local intranet zone ?? well hysteria times ten when it is the internet
:-)
regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]


"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <no************ @planet.nlschre ef in bericht
news:eQ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl...
Tim

If you despite what the others have written will try it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...h/default.aspx

I hope this helps,

Cor

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.comschre ef in bericht
news:11******** **************@ p79g2000cwp.goo glegroups.com.. .
ok, a .net control hosted in a browser.
does it have a technical name that I can search for?
any tips/links to get me going?

in the mean time I've played with creating the custom control but I'm
not sure how to get it onto the web page...

thanks
Patrice wrote:
>You can create a .NET control hosted in the browser. Of course you'll
need
the .NET framework client side plus the user will have to grant rights to
your code (not sure if 2.0 will automatically ask the user, AFAIK in 1.1
you
have to supply a MSI file to install this policy ?)...

Else you are left with using a regular ActiveX control or a Java applet.

--
Patrice

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.coma écrit dans le message de news:
11************* ********@m79g20 00...legro ups.com...
yikes!

how can I get client machine access from within a web browser? there
must be a way?


M. Posseth wrote:
As far as i know there is not a good equivalant in .Net

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]
"Tim" wrote:

hi,

I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser. It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005

Thanks

Tim


Jul 4 '06 #7
Michel,

Why you thougth I wrote this.
>If you despite what the others have written will try it.
That I disagree with Pat and you? No way I was glad that I had not to write
that long story I add always too this when I give that link.

:-)

Cor

"Michel Posseth [MCP]" <MS**@posseth.c omschreef in bericht
news:ur******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...
Cor ,,

The problem is the partially trust thingy

with a Activex you can do anything as you can normally do with a local
installed application ( access all local resources )

with .Net this is not possible ,, ever even tried to run a .Net app from
your local intranet zone ?? well hysteria times ten when it is the
internet :-)
regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]


"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <no************ @planet.nlschre ef in bericht
news:eQ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl...
>Tim

If you despite what the others have written will try it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...h/default.aspx

I hope this helps,

Cor

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.comschre ef in bericht
news:11******* *************** @p79g2000cwp.go oglegroups.com. ..
ok, a .net control hosted in a browser.
does it have a technical name that I can search for?
any tips/links to get me going?

in the mean time I've played with creating the custom control but I'm
not sure how to get it onto the web page...

thanks
Patrice wrote:
>>You can create a .NET control hosted in the browser. Of course you'll
need
the .NET framework client side plus the user will have to grant rights
to
your code (not sure if 2.0 will automatically ask the user, AFAIK in 1.1
you
have to supply a MSI file to install this policy ?)...

Else you are left with using a regular ActiveX control or a Java applet.

--
Patrice

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.coma écrit dans le message de news:
11************* ********@m79g20 00...legro ups.com...
yikes!

how can I get client machine access from within a web browser? there
must be a way?


M. Posseth wrote:
As far as i know there is not a good equivalant in .Net

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]
"Tim" wrote:

hi,

I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser.
It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005

Thanks

Tim



Jul 4 '06 #8
"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.comschri eb:
I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser. It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005
In addition to writing a browser control you may want to check out ClickOnce
deployment.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Jul 4 '06 #9
Tim
let me tell you exactly what I want to achieve, it might bring out some
other ideas....

I want to write tools for network techies. I don't really want them to
have to install anthing on client machines. I thought that a activex
control in a browser might be a good way to access software with
minimum fuss.

What would be fantastic would be if a program could be run with no
install required what so ever, so you can point to an exe via a url or
on a local cd and just run it. I don't even have to stick to dotnet2 I
could always change to something more appropriate, it's just that I
already written a load of code.

(I know XP comes with dotnet1 and an exe should just run, but I've only
got dotnet2 (vb2005) so my exe will need a huge install of the new
dotnet2 framework!)

TIA for any further advice...

Tim
Cor Ligthert [MVP] wrote:
Michel,

Why you thougth I wrote this.
If you despite what the others have written will try it.

That I disagree with Pat and you? No way I was glad that I had not to write
that long story I add always too this when I give that link.

:-)

Cor

"Michel Posseth [MCP]" <MS**@posseth.c omschreef in bericht
news:ur******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...
Cor ,,

The problem is the partially trust thingy

with a Activex you can do anything as you can normally do with a local
installed application ( access all local resources )

with .Net this is not possible ,, ever even tried to run a .Net app from
your local intranet zone ?? well hysteria times ten when it is the
internet :-)
regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]


"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <no************ @planet.nlschre ef in bericht
news:eQ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl...
Tim

If you despite what the others have written will try it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...h/default.aspx

I hope this helps,

Cor

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.comschre ef in bericht
news:11******** **************@ p79g2000cwp.goo glegroups.com.. .
ok, a .net control hosted in a browser.
does it have a technical name that I can search for?
any tips/links to get me going?

in the mean time I've played with creating the custom control but I'm
not sure how to get it onto the web page...

thanks
Patrice wrote:
You can create a .NET control hosted in the browser. Of course you'll
need
the .NET framework client side plus the user will have to grant rights
to
your code (not sure if 2.0 will automatically ask the user, AFAIK in 1.1
you
have to supply a MSI file to install this policy ?)...

Else you are left with using a regular ActiveX control or a Java applet.

--
Patrice

"Tim" <Ci************ @gmail.coma écrit dans le message de news:
11************* ********@m79g20 00...legro ups.com...
yikes!

how can I get client machine access from within a web browser? there
must be a way?


M. Posseth wrote:
As far as i know there is not a good equivalant in .Net

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]
"Tim" wrote:

hi,

I would like to create an application that runs in a web browser.
It
must have access to the client machine. I guess a bit like the
microsoft update tool at windowsupdate.c om

Having never created anything like this, can anyone point me in the
right direction? I am using VB.NET2005

Thanks

Tim


Jul 5 '06 #10

This thread has been closed and replies have been disabled. Please start a new discussion.

Similar topics

3
2253
by: | last post by:
Hello All, I am doing some research on ActiveX and it's place in .NET. In .NET, does ActiveX have an equivalent counterpart. Where would I be able to locate information on this subject. Thanks.
5
2372
by: David | last post by:
Hi everyone, I have a ActiveX EXE component written in VB6. This ActiveX EXE exposes various public methods that can be called by several other independent Windows EXE applications (also written in VB6). I would like to port the ActiveX EXE component it to dotNet. What type of project that I should port it to? A Windows Service or what?...
40
3153
by: Eitan | last post by:
Hello, I know Java-Applet (written for JBuilder). I would like to know about dotnet technology, pros and cons in comparation to Java-Applet technololgy. Can I write a program in dotnet, like Java-Applet, compile it, debug it, and put it as a class on an HTML (like Java-Applet). I would like to introduce to the dot net technology. Give...
2
5856
by: Javier Bertran | last post by:
Hi all, I have an ActiveX control developed in Visual C++ 6.0 that I want to use in a C# project. I want the ActiveX code to run on a separate thread, but can't seem to get it to work. If for example my ActiveX member has an infinite loop, the .NET app gives all processing to the ActiveX and never returns, not even to redraw the window. Here...
8
8117
by: Nikkita | last post by:
Software such as Excel or Word exposes a COM object model which allows them to be automated by any language that can call COM objects. As I understand it, I can do the same in VB6 by writing an Activex EXE. Such a program can have a GUI which will be accessed by users in the normal way as well as exposing a COM object model. How can I do...
1
5158
by: Frank | last post by:
Short Version of Question: Can anyone provide an example of how I should embed the ActiveX and license, and then use it in a function?
3
2088
by: shypen42 | last post by:
Hi everybody, I'm pretty new to Javascript (I'm more on the server-side usually :) I've been doing some XMLHttp request lately, communicating in an "Ajax" style (to be buzzword compliant) with the server... Quite handy :) It works fine on Firefox, Opera and IE 6 with ActiveX enabled and apparently IE7 with ActiveX disabled.
0
7911
marktang
by: marktang | last post by:
ONU (Optical Network Unit) is one of the key components for providing high-speed Internet services. Its primary function is to act as an endpoint device located at the user's premises. However, people are often confused as to whether an ONU can Work As a Router. In this blog post, we’ll explore What is ONU, What Is Router, ONU & Router’s main...
0
8200
Oralloy
by: Oralloy | last post by:
Hello folks, I am unable to find appropriate documentation on the type promotion of bit-fields when using the generalised comparison operator "<=>". The problem is that using the GNU compilers, it seems that the internal comparison operator "<=>" tries to promote arguments from unsigned to signed. This is as boiled down as I can make it. ...
0
6610
agi2029
by: agi2029 | last post by:
Let's talk about the concept of autonomous AI software engineers and no-code agents. These AIs are designed to manage the entire lifecycle of a software development project—planning, coding, testing, and deployment—without human intervention. Imagine an AI that can take a project description, break it down, write the code, debug it, and then...
0
5390
by: conductexam | last post by:
I have .net C# application in which I am extracting data from word file and save it in database particularly. To store word all data as it is I am converting the whole word file firstly in HTML and then checking html paragraph one by one. At the time of converting from word file to html my equations which are in the word document file was convert...
0
3836
by: TSSRALBI | last post by:
Hello I'm a network technician in training and I need your help. I am currently learning how to create and manage the different types of VPNs and I have a question about LAN-to-LAN VPNs. The last exercise I practiced was to create a LAN-to-LAN VPN between two Pfsense firewalls, by using IPSEC protocols. I succeeded, with both firewalls in...
0
3864
by: adsilva | last post by:
A Windows Forms form does not have the event Unload, like VB6. What one acts like?
1
2345
by: 6302768590 | last post by:
Hai team i want code for transfer the data from one system to another through IP address by using C# our system has to for every 5mins then we have to update the data what the data is updated we have to send another system
1
1448
muto222
by: muto222 | last post by:
How can i add a mobile payment intergratation into php mysql website.
0
1179
bsmnconsultancy
by: bsmnconsultancy | last post by:
In today's digital era, a well-designed website is crucial for businesses looking to succeed. Whether you're a small business owner or a large corporation in Toronto, having a strong online presence can significantly impact your brand's success. BSMN Consultancy, a leader in Website Development in Toronto offers valuable insights into creating...

By using Bytes.com and it's services, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

To disable or enable advertisements and analytics tracking please visit the manage ads & tracking page.