ActiveX on web

[lingling]

Halow

Do i need to sign/licence the active X control that i want to load on my web page????
i cant load the activeX on other browser, i mean other PC, but it can load on my development PC.

How to let the other PC access my active X........???
How to sign and license if needed to........???

Thanks

[reeset]

lingling:

Though Microsoft would like everyone to use ActiveX components like Java applets, the fact of the matter is, unless your audience is going to be 100% Microsoft (using IE) then going with ActiveX components probably isn't the best method. However, if your audience is going to be a 100% Microsoft crowd, then in answer to your two questions:
1)

How to let the other PC access my active X

Assuming that your webpage uses the correct <object></object> structure for embedding ActiveX components, you will find that this is a problem that you will always run into, unless your component has been signed by a trusted online security firm, like Verisign. The reason for this, is that when ActiveX components are allowed to run from a webbrowser, all bets are off. They have the ability to read, manipulate, send data, and delete data from a users machine, and without their permission. To protect users from malicious code that may be posted online, IE by default will not download any unsigned ActiveX controls from the web. However, if you are the adventureous and trusting type, you can set your permission settings to low, and then customize them further still, to allow unsigned activex controls to run without prompting, though this is never a good idea. You would be amazed and the number of malicious components that I find floating around the web during my travels. However, if you want other users to be able to use your control, I would suspect that lowering their browser's securty settings isn't something that they would be willing to do for.
2)

How to sign and license if needed to........???

If you seriously want to use an ActiveX control online, then you will have to get a signature from a company like verisign. Now this isn't cheap. I think that a signature runs about $400-500 dollars per year, and does include a verification process, so that they can make sure you are who you say you are. Anyway, if you are interested in going that road, then take a look at verisign's website: http://www.verisign.com.

Hope this helps.