Still need a new web browser control
Thanks for your replies. Very much appreciated. My application uses the WebBrowser exactly as you have suggested. The problem we're having is this (please bear with me):
(1) we incorporate the WebBrowser into the application and write the necessary code to build functionality
(2) we distribute the application to end users
(3) in six months IE 5.5 is available and end user downloads latest and geatest to his computer
(4) since IE 5.5 has added new features (and perhaps Microsoft has stopped supporting some old features) the application breaks.
In short, the new version of IE seems to interfere with the ealier version of the WebBrowser component that is integrated into the application. So what I'm looking for is a third party control similar to VB's WebBrowser that an end user is unlikely to accidentally update.
Thanks in advance.
Brian
Thanks for the suggestions
Higgins and all,
Thanks for the suggestions. I have just finished browsing at http://www.componentsource.com but have had no luck. Last week I found a number of sites with lots of references to alternative webbrowsers. Here's a couple of the better ones:
http://www.browserlist.browser.org/
http://www.stars.com/Software/Browsers/
So far I haven't had a chance to really evaluate any of the browsers, though. My project focus has shifted slightly for the timebeing. I should get back to it in Feb.
OneSource's suggestion of wrapping the webbrowser control in an ActiveX control sure sounded promising. If that ain't creative thinking, I don't what is. Unfortunately, the ActiveX control just adds a layer to the reference chain rather than truely wrapping it.
Azmoddan's suggestion seems good. I don't understand Higgins' point when he says "(2)The last post ignored the realities of activeX referencing: location information is gleaned from the registry." What is the implication of this? My understanding is unclear.
Brian