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Activex documents
Hello All,
I have created a few activex documents.
I want to deploy those documents on my webpage.
Activex documents exe creates 2 types of files ( .VBD and .EXE ). Using a reference to the .VBD file in an HTML, i am able to access the document only on a machine where.EXE has been registered. Now, how do I deploy the .EXE, so that it gets registered on the client machine, when any client wants to view my webpage.
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The activeX document needs to be embedded in the HTML page using the <OBJECT> tags. This specifies the Class ID of the activex doc etc...
it acts much like a Flash movie.
The way i have used activex docs is to compile the document then use Package and Dep. wizard to create an internet package.
This then creates the HTML page and the .CAB file. But the <Object> tag is commented out at first so uncomment this. It also creates a frameset which contains the the .VBD (the document).
This seems to work for me but im not sure if it the best way of doing it as it seems to run very slowly. I think the delay is the client registering the document.
Also the documents come with a security risk and thus the client has to have a low secutiry setting in IE and 'download unsigned activex controls' must be either Enabled or Prompt.