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I have an OpenGL program that I would like to run "inside" a Web browser (similar to Macromedia Flash). How hard is it to encapsulate a Windows app into an ActiveX control? Is this something PowerBASIC can even do?
Bryan, I hope this thread gets some good answers, I'm interested too,
here's some code to launch a client based exe from a web page, you should be able to launch it within a desired posistion in the page using the <object> tag, (I beleve, never done it)
but the real problem is supporting the other browsers, ActiveX only works in IE
Code:
<html>
<head><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
function runApp()
{
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.shell");
shell.run("notepad.exe", 1, 1);
}
</script></head>
<body>
<input type="button" name="button1" value="Run plugin" onClick="runApp()" />
</body>
</html>
but the real problem is supporting the other browsers, ActiveX only works in IE
Thanks for the code snippet Brad.
Does anyone have any idea how something like Flash works? I thought it was an ActiveX control, but I think it works in IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc. Any idea how they do that?
Does anyone have any idea how something like Flash works? I thought it was an ActiveX control, but I think it works in IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc. Any idea how they do that?
I believe Flash player is written as a dll/exe (for windows). Each browser provides a plug-in capability. Flash wrapper is used to wrap the main flash player DLL. I am not positive about this, but is based on some research.
Also consider Mac, and Linux. Adobe writes code for these OS as well. I also believe that the core flash player runs on all platforms. There are helper files to operate within the given OS platform parameters.
This is only a guess. I have now inside knowledge.
I believe Flash player is written as a dll/exe (for windows). Each browser provides a plug-in capability. Flash wrapper is used to wrap the main flash player DLL.
That sounds like what I am looking for. I tried to Google for "IE plugin development" but it sounds like there is a lot of COM (which I know little about) and ATL (which I know nothing about) involved.
If possible, I would like to write a "wrapper" plugin in C++, that in turn calls a PowerBASIC DLL which contains the actual code. I think that may be the easiest way (as I can't think of a 100% PowerBASIC solution at the moment).
Anyone have any ideas if this is the right approach?
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Is something like this possible with PowerBASIC? Or would I have to use a different language (C++ or Delphi, for example) to use as a wrapper of a PowerBASIC DLL?
This is a relatively lightweight OCX, therefore, writing something similar in PowerBASIC is doable. It requires quite a bit of knowledge of low level COM though. You will have to hand code the IDL file, but that is not difficult.
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