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Plugin for Internet Explorer

Started by Maega Nov 21, 2004 at 1:36 PM 8 replies 1.8k views

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Nov 21, 2004 at 1:36 PM

I've done some searching on Google and here, but nothing I've found answers my question. I want to build a plugin for Internet Explorer. I've found the documentation/samples for Mozilla based browsers. The plugin needs to be embedable (ie, Flash, Quicktime, etc) and NOT a toolbar or whatever. Any ideas? Thanks

C-Junkie

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C-Junkie

Nov 21, 2004 at 1:50 PM

IE uses activex

Maega

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Maega

Nov 21, 2004 at 2:00 PM

Would you like to be more specific? heh

C-Junkie

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C-Junkie

Nov 21, 2004 at 2:07 PM

Well, [google] activex control ie

Yielded: this

Is that what you're looking for?

Maega

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Maega

Nov 21, 2004 at 2:22 PM

No.. that's not what I'm looking for. Are you telling me that Flash, Director, or Quicktime are all ActiveX Controls? :)

MrEvil

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MrEvil

Nov 21, 2004 at 3:15 PM

You can use them as such, yes.

Maega

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Maega

Nov 21, 2004 at 9:56 PM

But I want to create plugins, not ActiveX controls.

Ugh. :P

C-Junkie

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C-Junkie

Nov 21, 2004 at 10:41 PM

[source lang=html]<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://active.macromedia.com/flash2/cabs/swflash.cab#version=4,0,0,0" ID=newintro WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=400>   <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="welcome.swf">   <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>   <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#000000>   <EMBED src="welcome.swf" quality=high  WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=400 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></EMBED></OBJECT>

Grabbed from homestarrunner. OBJECT is the IE activex way, the EMBED is the plugin way used in mozilla, firefox, netscape, opera, etc.

to quote msdn:

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On the HTML page, use the OBJECT tag to provide a means for the browser to download, register, and reference the ActiveX control. The object tag includes the control's class ID, an ID attribute used to reference the control, the CODEBASE tag, and parameters to set properties

In other words, Microsoft embraced and extended plugins to the point where they aren't even plugins anymore.

ChaoticCanuck

Nov 22, 2004 at 12:37 AM

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Original post by Maega
No.. that's not what I'm looking for. Are you telling me that Flash, Director, or Quicktime are all ActiveX Controls? :)

Yes, they are. They are all applications which expose a COM interface that is implemented to match the requirements of ActiveX and as such, they can be used as 'plugins' in any COM Container.

If you are trying to implement a plugin for internet explorer and you do not understand this basic underpinning of Windows you have a lot of learning to do.

Maega

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Maega

Nov 22, 2004 at 6:26 AM

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Original post by ChaoticCanuck
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Original post by Maega
No.. that's not what I'm looking for. Are you telling me that Flash, Director, or Quicktime are all ActiveX Controls? :)

Yes, they are. They are all applications which expose a COM interface that is implemented to match the requirements of ActiveX and as such, they can be used as 'plugins' in any COM Container.

If you are trying to implement a plugin for internet explorer and you do not understand this basic underpinning of Windows you have a lot of learning to do.

You assume too much. I do know what ActiveX is. I know what COM is. I was just not convinced that the plugins were implemented via ActiveX.

Now that I know that's true for sure, I have a place to start. Thank you for your explanation. However, I do resent the implication that my skills are inadequate.

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