[gameprogrammer] Re: DirectX9 running in Internet Explorer

You can use any Microsoft supported language actually since Active X is a specification and not a language or code in itself. I'm not sure if you can do Active X as an exe or not. You can use DirectX, but you'll have to write your own renderer or find a totally open source solution.

I haven't found any good resources on the net. Most of my information comes from the windows help context. The most comprehensive link I've found so far is
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/malmobcode/chapter/ch11.html

You'll need these links before you publish
Licensing ActiveX Controls
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/components/activex/licensing.asp

Packing ActiveX Controls
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/components/activex/packaging.asp

My blog is at http://www.rakkar.org/blog . I didn't intend to write a blog of nothing but complaints but that's what it's turned out to be as a result of working with MFC :)

Triston O'Connor wrote:

So I have to code it in C++, would I have to do everything in C++? Or could
I... err yeah reading from your last few emails I gather I could write a dll
(in say C#) or even exe that uses directx and renders to the ActiveX
control's window? I'll have a bit of a play around with it.

Do you know any good resources for creating ActiveX MFC Controls, I've never
done it before?

Where is your blog?

Thanks
Triston.


-----Original Message-----
From: gameprogrammer-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gameprogrammer-
bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Jenkins
Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:28 PM
To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gameprogrammer] Re: DirectX9 running in Internet Explorer

It's hard as hell to be frank.  If you were to read my blog you would
see just how much I've been complaining about this.

Basically, you create an Active X MFC control.  Then you take the
output, package it in a cab, pay $100-$400 to get a digital signature,
and lastly embed it in the webpage.

Triston O'Connor wrote:


Hey all,

I'm wondering how hard it would be to write some sort of plugin (ActiveX
control?) for IE 6 that runs much like the WMP or QT ones do. I'd like


to be

able to use the <object> tags to plonk some 3D stuff right in the middle 

of

a page.

I've been looking in to ActiveX controls a bit but am not sure how to 

get

these to run inside of IE. Can I write them in C#? How?

*ANY* help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Triston.




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