activex

When/why does Internet Explorer block installation of a (signed) ActiveX control?

When the user visits a page that contains a signed ActiveX control that has never been seen before, I'd expect IE to ask the user for permission to install the control. But sometimes IE puts up a security warning instead. For example, consider this site, which has a test control: http://www.pcpitstop.com/testax.asp I'd expect to get th...

Run an ActiveX through Web

We have a webpage that works fine on the local computer as it uses a COM Object that is only available in the local computer. the program generates HTML code: <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- function ResizeControl(){Y = document.body.clientHeight;if (Y < 1) {Y = 1}X = document.body.clientWidth;if (...

WiX - Gotchas for Combining COM and .NET components in the same installer

I have two products that are always installed in tandem. One is an ActiveX exe the other a C# application. I've gotten the ActiveX installer to build and function properly using WiX and I'd really like to combine both into a single installer. I'm feeling just about dangerous enough with WiX to attempt it, but would be interested in any a...

How to Set ActiveX Control name and link on the install window of Internet Explorer?

I created a ActiveX control using ATL, already package it with signature. I want to use it on the webpage, but at the install window the name is MyActiveX.cab with no link. the MyActiveX.cab name can be changed by modifying the html page's tag codebase attribute. but the name is still format like "XXX.cab" with no hyperlink. I find a a...

Why the difference in speed?

Consider this code: function Foo(ds as OtherDLL.BaseObj) dim lngRowIndex as long dim lngColIndex as long for lngRowIndex = 1 to ubound(ds.Data, 2) for lngColIndex = 1 to ds.Columns.Count Debug.Print ds.Data(lngRowIndex, lngColIndex) next next end function OK, a little context. Parameter d...

How can i set handler for IE mouseover event in WSH script

How can i set handler for IE mouseover event in WSH script? This code don't work. var ie = new ActiveXObject("InternetExplorer.Application"); ie.Navigate("about:blank"); ie.Visible = true; function handler() { WSH.Echo("test"); } ie.Document.onmouseover = handler; ...

How to get cached IE credentials from within activex app?

Here is my setup: 1) 3.5 .net web app(windows authentication with AD) which uses activex to run VB.net application on the client side 2) That VB.net application on the client makes a webservice call Here is what it currently uses for authentication System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials This will get credentials of the user ...

How can i set handler for IE mouseover event in WSH script?

How can i set handler for IE mouseover event in WSH script? This code don't work. var ie = new ActiveXObject("InternetExplorer.Application"); ie.Navigate("about:blank"); ie.Visible = true; function handler() { WSH.Echo("test"); } ie.Document.onmouseover = handler; ...

Not able to instantiate PDF browser control from AcroPDF.dll using COM and .NET interop

When I try to instantiate a PDF browser control like this in C#: AcroPDFLib.AcroPDFClass acrobat = new AcroPDFLib.AcroPDFClass(); I get a COMException with this message: Creating an instance of the COM component with CLSID {CA8A9780-280D-11CF-A24D-444553540000} from the IClassFactory failed due to the following error: 80004005. ...

JsHttpRequest and IE notification about ActiveX

The use of JsHttpRequest for data transfering leads to IE notification about ActiveX. • Are there any ways to circumvent this? • Or are there any alternative ways of transfering data without page reloading, that do not lead to the appearance of this message? ...

Jpeg 2000 and .net

I working in a activex control using .net for load it in a ie website. I need read a jpeg 2000 file but i don't want use a 3rd party dll because this will cause dependencies or embedding it make my dll very big. Anyone have idea where i can find a class .cs for embedded on my project, i need only read file, no write only read. ...

Using an ActiveX object from an Outlook hosted webpage - possible?

I'm trying to do the following: We have an outlook plugin, written in .NET (and C++). It does various things, and is manually installed on the end users machines (usually via AD deployment or similar) We are changing our search to use a webpage-based search, but from within outlook. That part is ok, however we want to communicate from ...

Getting error "Activex Component cannot create Object" while using .NET dll in VB 6 Code

HI, I am deploying a VB6 application on client machine. The Application need to access code from a C#.NET dll. I created a COM object of the .NET dll and used it VB 6 using the side by side versioning (Registration free COM). It is running fine on the development machine but on the client machine it is throwing an error "ActiveX Componen...

Pegasus Imaging PrintPro ActiveX control gives error when dropped on Delphi form

I'm trying to use the Pegasus Imaging PrintPro v4 ActiveX control with Delphi 7 on a Win2K box. When I drop the ActiveX control on the form I get the extremely helpful error message "Access violation at address 00000000. Read of address 00000000." and the component doesn't appear on the form. There are a bunch of other Pegasus Imaging...

Using graphical ActiveX (COM) controls in WinForms project

I have a collection (set) of ActiveX controls. I recieved them from our vendor company. I created a wrappers for them using tlbimp.exe and aximp.exe. All non-graphical controls work good. All graphical controls don't react on some methods. When I call their methods I get: TargetInvocativeException (InnerException is null). or Attemp...

WebBroswer control - WM6.x - Can it executing an ActiveX control and JSP page

Hi, I am trying to develop an form containing WebBrowser control. I wanted to know if the WebBrowser control is - a. is it capable of executing an ActiveX control (used to take snaps with the integrated camera)? b. is it capable of executing JSP code? Thanks in advance. ...

ActiveX in Native C

Hi I have to develop an ActiveX(ocx) in native C. Can some one help me or is there any IDE for developing ActiveX in native C. Thanks ...

Interact with Local PC from WebApp

I'm currently working on a corporate intranet application. Part of the requirements are to have the application start a program on the users local PC (Minitab) and then have the webapp communicate with it via it's COM interface. What are my options for doing something like this? A signed Java applet and Jacob ActiveX and .NET (this w...

c# - embed activex control remote desktop

scenario: user 1 is presenting his or her desktop to user 2. user 2 can view what's happening on user 1 on his(user2)'s screen, but cannot control it. got a hint from somewhere that by embedding activex control rdp will allow me to do so but i do not know where to start? is this sort of like collaboration? any help would be greatly a...

Hot to make COM ActiveX object work in IE 64 bit?

Hi! I have a COM object embeded in ASP.NET page using <object classid="clsid:XXX...">. It works in IE 32 bit, but does not work in IE 64 bit - can't access its functions. There are no error messages, no event logs where I can get some information. The dll is in C#, includes COM visible class, compiled for Any CPU (though I also tried x...