Assuming you do not want the ActiveX to be downloaded (no "codebase"
parameter specified) there is a way to find out if the ActiveX is present on
the local PC. The method is not very effective as it relies on a timeout.
Say the "id" parameter of the ActiveX is "foo" for example. In the "onLoad"
event handler of the HTML body, call the following javascript function:

<script language=javascript>
var time = 0;
function check ()
{
     if (window ["foo"])
     {
          // the ActiveX has been instanciated
          // other initialization comes here...
     }
    else
    {
       var wait = 100; // retry after 100 miliseconds
       time += wait;
       if (time > 15000)
       {
           // timout after 15 seconds: the ActiveX is not available
           // do someting about it...
       }
       else
       {
          // the ActiveX is not loaded yet: retry later
          setTimeout ("check ()", wait);
       }
    }
}
</script>

Nicolas Roumiantzeff.

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Claudio Biagioli <biagioli@...>
À : esker-activex-plugin@egroups.com <esker-activex-plugin@egroups.com>
Date : lundi 28 juin 1999 09:23
Objet : [Esker ActiveX Plug-in] Is ActiveX present?


>Since the activeX passes through the esker plugin, how can I detect if the
>activeX is present?
>I mean:
>
>In explorer I can use html between <object> </object> tags to write "the
>activeX is not present in your system etc etc" (I'm supposing that the
>activeX must be previously installed and is not available on the net).
>In Netscape, I can only detect (through mimetypes[]) that the esker plugin
>is present. Now, is there a way (through the plugin or in other way) to
>detect if my activex is present, or to write an html text like in explorer?
>
>Thanks!
>_________________________________________
>Claudio Biagioli
>
>CD Systems S.r.l.
>Via Tonale, 133 - 21100 Varese - Italy
>Tel.: +39 0332 338247 - Fax.: +39 0332 338264
>
>biagioli@...
>http://www.cdsystems.it
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>FreeShop is the #1 place for free and trial offers and great deals!
>Try something new and discover more ways to save!
>http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/381
>
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------
>Esker web site: http://www.esker.com
>Esker ActiveX Plug-in home page:
http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/eskerplus30plugin.htm
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http://www.egroups.com/group/esker-activex-plugin/info.html
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
>
>


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Since the activeX passes through the esker plugin, how can I detect if the
activeX is present?
I mean:

In explorer I can use html between <object> </object> tags to write "the
activeX is not present in your system etc etc" (I'm supposing that the
activeX must be previously installed and is not available on the net).
In Netscape, I can only detect (through mimetypes[]) that the esker plugin
is present. Now, is there a way (through the plugin or in other way) to
detect if my activex is present, or to write an html text like in explorer?

Thanks!
_________________________________________
Claudio Biagioli

CD Systems S.r.l.
Via Tonale, 133 - 21100 Varese - Italy
Tel.: +39 0332 338247 - Fax.: +39 0332 338264

biagioli@...
http://www.cdsystems.it


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Yes, your control must be declared as safe for scripting even if installed
through a CD-ROM program.
This is because once the control is installed, any web server you connect to
can instanciate and script your activex in a way that can arm your PC.

And yes, the version 3.5 of the Esker ActiveX Plug-in allows you to
instanciate any control not declared as safe for scripting (still preventing
scripting though).
Although this version is still in beta test, I can send it if you ask for
it.

Nicolas Roumiantzeff.

-----Message d'origine-----
De : biagioli@... <biagioli@...>
À : esker-activex-plugin@egroups.com <esker-activex-plugin@egroups.com>
Date : jeudi 24 juin 1999 10:44
Objet : [Esker ActiveX Plug-in] Already installed activeX


I'll need to run in my web page an ActiveX that has already been installed
through a CD-Rom setup program.
I tried to test the plugin with a simple activeX and it didn't work.
Does it need anyway to be "safe for scripting" even if previously installed?
If yes, will version 3.5, as I think to have understood from previous post,
risolve this problem?
Thanks.

      Claudio .


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Try something new and discover more ways to save!
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I'll need to run in my web page an ActiveX that has already been installed =
through a CD-Rom setup program.
I tried to test the plugin with a simple activeX and it didn't work.
Does it need anyway to be "safe for scripting" even if previously installed=
?
If yes, will version 3.5, as I think to have understood from previous post,=
  risolve this problem?
Thanks.

      Claudio .


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Declaring the control as safe for initializing, is not required by the Esker
ActiveX Plug-in (the parameters are just ignored in this case) so you can
leave the IPropertyBag implementation.
On the other hand, your control must be declared as safe for scripting,
which is slitely different, for the Esker ActiveX Plug-in to instanciate
your control.

This constain has been dropped from the new version of the Esker ActiveX
Plug-in (version 3.5): now the IDispatch::Invoke calls from JavaScript are
simply ignored in this case.

I have tested your page with this new version and your controls works great.
I managed to connect to our ftp server even though I don't speak Italian ;-)

I will put this new version on our Web site as soon as the new  Esker PLUS
is officially validated by our test team (by the end of the month).
In the mean time I can send it to tou if tou are interested...

Nicolas Roumiantzeff.


-----Message d'origine-----
De : Simone Morlin <simone@...>
À : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
Date : mardi 22 juin 1999 11:41
Objet : Esker PLUS 3.0 plug-in Problem


>Why can't I use the activex at the address
>http://www.develop.it/uploader/cariconetscape.asp ?
>I try to cut IPropertyBag from activex source and my deployer.ini is:
>
>[Mode]
>Time=930047835
>[TrustedServers]
>www.develop.it=yes
>
>
>
>Thank you and good bye
>Simone Morlin
>
>


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Questa notte sono tornato da Roma, con un po' di bagaglio... durante il
viaggio sono riuscito a:

1. Ore 19.00 -- Perdere una bicicletta sull'autostrada... con conseguente
distruggimento del cerchione ed altri annessi e connessi.... (per fortuna è
andata a finire sulla corsia di emergenza!!! Adesso ci scherzo, ma ho avuto
davvero momenti di panico... l'importante in questi casi è non fare la
moltiplicazione del panico ... e del pescico :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

2. Ore 20.30 -- MI fermo in Autogrill per mangiare. Parcheggio sotto i
parcheggi coperti. Fin qui tutto bene, le biciclette ci stanno a pelino ma
ci stanno. Finisco di mangiare.. (boooooni i profiterolesss!!!!!!!) Esco, e,
invece di uscire come sono entrato , a marcia indietro, essendo il
parcheggio quasi vuoto decido di fare la cosa fica, e vado un 'nticchia
indietro e mi appresto a fare l'uscita a semicerchio....
Piccolo problema, è vero che ci stavo a pelino, ma ai lati ci sono i pali
portanti che sono più bassi.....  SCATABLAM!!!  La bicicletta vecchia, già
provata dalla caduta precedente, si ritrova senza un corno e mezza
attorcigliata (però dal portabici non s'è schiodata, questa volta l'avevo
chiusa bene :) , la bicicletta nuova sta bene, almeno sembra, ma il
portabici s'è ritrovato con una brusca inclinazione di 45°, con qui ho
dovuto condividere il resto del viaggio !!!!!!


...e voi che pensavate che non potevo peggiorare.

                         Claudi8


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-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Sara Bompard <s.bompard@...>
A: claudiotto <biagioli@...>
Data: venerdì 11 giugno 1999 17.15
Oggetto: Le tue meravigliose vacanze!!


Noto con piacere che ti sei ambientato!
Chi ti ronza intorno?
La tua è veramente una gran bella stanza.
Rutti da Adriano e Sara (abbiamo mangiato pesante)

P.S.   Ringrazia che non l'abbiamo mandata ai tuoi nuovi collegucci
(... ma a quelli vecchi...)

PER INCISO L'IMMAGINE ALLEGATA NON È ALTRO CHE QUELLA VOMITEVOLEZZA GIÀ
PUBBLICATA SENZA ALCUN DIRITTO IN CODESTA MAILING LIST.


--> Risposta Pubblica.

Cara Biondona bellissima strafichissima (eh già, ho la memoria corta :),
diciamo che mi sto ambientando... ma non nel senso orripilantemente palesato
dalla tua incongrua composizione!
Per ora mi ronzano attorno solo le zanzare. Anzi, neanche quelle perché qui
oggi piove; tempo un po' all'Inglese qui... ti piacerebbe un sacco abitare
qui :))))
In compenso questa notte ho dormito per la prima volta nella mia nuova casa
(con materasso sul pavimento arggh!) e con il lucernario aperto sul
temporale con tuoni e fulmini... FICHISSSSSIMO!.



                     Claudi8.
_________________________________________
Claudio Biagioli

CD Systems S.r.l.
Via Tonale, 133 - 21100 Varese - Italy
Tel.: +39 0332 338204 - Fax.: +39 0332 338264

biagioli@...
http://www.cdsystems.it


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The in place activation of the Microsoft Forms 2.0 TextBox control fails
with an unrecognized OLE error (0x80004005).
The control seems to be unhappy with the IOleClientSite interface implmented
by the Esker ActiveX Plug-in.

The current version of the Esker ActiveX Plug-in is a control container that
implements the minimum interfaces for ActiveX developped with MFC. Some
controls such as Forms 2.0 seems to have enhanced requirements to their
container.

Nicolas Roumiantzeff.

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
À : esker-activex-plugin@eGroups.com <esker-activex-plugin@eGroups.com>
Date : jeudi 10 juin 1999 15:33
Objet : [Esker ActiveX Plug-in] Problem with Microsoft Forms 2.0 TextBox


>From: h-santos1@...
>To: esker-activex-plugin@eGroups.com
>Subject: ActiveX Problem
>Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 20:42:35 -0000
>
>I have change the HTML that FrontPage 98 produced for my webpage
>change the <object ID="my activex object name"> tags for <embed type=
>"application/x-eskerplus" ID="my activex object name"
>
>It work but, when it comes up in Netscape the activeX object(text box)
looks
>like a white square that does not take any input( cursor inside)
>it displays ok in IE ????
>
>Would you please tell me if there is something else I need to modify in the
>html code ?
>
>
>spotcalculator html code
>
><head>
><title>Spot_Size_Calculator</title>
><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 3.0">
></head>
>
><body background="drsbg.gif">
>
><p align="center"><marquee border="0"
>style="font-size: xx-large; color: rgb(0,0,255); text-align: center;
>font-family: fantasy; font-style: oblique; border: medium solid"
>scrolldelay="30" loop="1" scrollamount="8" behavior="alternate">SPOT SIZE
>CALCULATOR</marquee></p>
>
><p>&nbsp;</p>
>
><p>&nbsp;</p>
>
><p><img src="spotsi1.jpg" alt="wpe16.jpg (10589 bytes)" border="2"
>WIDTH="328"
>HEIGHT="223"></p>
>
><p><font color="#800000"><strong>Link Geometry Limitations (Based on
Minimum
>Spot
>Capability)</strong></font></p>
>
><p><font color="#800000">Link Width (max) = MinCoverage * SpotSize
>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (.5 means link must be half the width
>of spot)</font></p>
>
><p><font color="#800000">Link Pitch (min) = ( SpotSize + ( 2 * Acc ) +
>LinkWidth ) / 2</font></p>
>
><p><font color="#800000">Link Length (min) = SpotSize + ( 2 *
>Acc )</font></p>
>
><p>&nbsp;</p>
>
><p><big><font color="#800040"><strong><big><big>System
>Specs:</big></big></strong></font></big></p>
>
><p><big>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&
n
>bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp
;
>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
><strong>System Accuracy:</strong></big>
><embed type="application/x-eskerplus"
>id="Acc"
>classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
>height="24">
></object>
><strong>um</strong></p>
>
><table border="1" width="67%" bgcolor="#52A4F5">
>  <tr>
>    <td width="100%" height="100" bordercolor="#000000"
>bordercolorlight="#808080"
>    bordercolordark="#000000" bgcolor="#0080C0" style="border: thin
>groove"><p align="center"><strong><big><big>Optimum
>    Spot Size Calculator</big></big></strong></p>
>    <p
>align="left"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&
>nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
>    <big>Link Width</big>:
>
>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb
s
>p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
>    </strong>
>    <object id="LinkWidth"
>classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
>    height="24">
>    </object>
>    <strong>um</strong></p>
>    <p
>align="left"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&
>nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
>    <big>Link Pitch</big>:
>
>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb
s
>p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
>    </strong>
>    <object id="LinkPitch"
>classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
>    height="24">
>    </object>
>    <strong>um</strong></p>
>    <p
>align="left"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&
>nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
>    <big>Link Length:</big>
>
>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb
s
>p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
>    </strong>
>    <object id="LinkLength"
>classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
>    height="24">
>    </object>
>    <strong>um</strong></p>
>    <p align="center"><u><strong><big><big>Maximum Spot Based on
>Pitch</big></big></strong></u></p>
>    <p align="left"><big><strong>SpotSize = ( 2 * LinkPitch ) - ( 2 *
>Acc ) - LinkWidth =
>    &nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></big>
>    <object id="SpotSizeP"
>classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
>    height="24">
>    </object>
>    <strong>um</strong></p>
>    <p align="center"><u><strong><big><big>Maximum Spot Based on
>Length</big></big></strong></u></p>
>    <p align="left"><strong><big>SpotSize = LinkLength - ( 2 * Acc ) =
>
>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb
s
>p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&
n
>bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
>    </big></strong>
>    <object id="SpotSizeL"
>classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
>    height="24">
>    </object>
>    <strong>um</strong></p>
>    <p align="left"><strong><big><big>Optimum Spot (lesser of two above) =
>    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </big></big></strong>
>    <object id="OptimumSpot"
>classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
>    height="24">
>    </object>
>    <strong>um</strong></p>
>    <p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
>  </tr>
></table>
>
><p>&nbsp;</p>
>
><p>&nbsp;</p>
>
><p>&nbsp;</p>
></body>
>
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Track your stocks and funds in a StockMaster portfolio. With easy
>setup, you get quotes, charts, and news for them all on just one page.
>No limits, fast loading, and FREE!
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>
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>Esker ActiveX Plug-in home page:
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>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
>
>


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From: h-santos1@...
To: esker-activex-plugin@eGroups.com
Subject: ActiveX Problem
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 20:42:35 -0000

I have change the HTML that FrontPage 98 produced for my webpage
change the <object ID="my activex object name"> tags for <embed type=
"application/x-eskerplus" ID="my activex object name"

It work but, when it comes up in Netscape the activeX object(text box) looks
like a white square that does not take any input( cursor inside)
it displays ok in IE ????

Would you please tell me if there is something else I need to modify in the
html code ?


spotcalculator html code

<head>
<title>Spot_Size_Calculator</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 3.0">
</head>

<body background="drsbg.gif">

<p align="center"><marquee border="0"
style="font-size: xx-large; color: rgb(0,0,255); text-align: center;
font-family: fantasy; font-style: oblique; border: medium solid"
scrolldelay="30" loop="1" scrollamount="8" behavior="alternate">SPOT SIZE
CALCULATOR</marquee></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img src="spotsi1.jpg" alt="wpe16.jpg (10589 bytes)" border="2"
WIDTH="328"
HEIGHT="223"></p>

<p><font color="#800000"><strong>Link Geometry Limitations (Based on Minimum
Spot
Capability)</strong></font></p>

<p><font color="#800000">Link Width (max) = MinCoverage * SpotSize
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (.5 means link must be half the width
of spot)</font></p>

<p><font color="#800000">Link Pitch (min) = ( SpotSize + ( 2 * Acc ) +
LinkWidth ) / 2</font></p>

<p><font color="#800000">Link Length (min) = SpotSize + ( 2 *
Acc )</font></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><big><font color="#800040"><strong><big><big>System
Specs:</big></big></strong></font></big></p>

<p><big>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<strong>System Accuracy:</strong></big>
<embed type="application/x-eskerplus"
id="Acc"
classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
height="24">
</object>
<strong>um</strong></p>

<table border="1" width="67%" bgcolor="#52A4F5">
   <tr>
     <td width="100%" height="100" bordercolor="#000000"
bordercolorlight="#808080"
     bordercolordark="#000000" bgcolor="#0080C0" style="border: thin
groove"><p align="center"><strong><big><big>Optimum
     Spot Size Calculator</big></big></strong></p>
     <p
align="left"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
     <big>Link Width</big>:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
     </strong>
     <object id="LinkWidth"
classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
     height="24">
     </object>
     <strong>um</strong></p>
     <p
align="left"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
     <big>Link Pitch</big>:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
     </strong>
     <object id="LinkPitch"
classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
     height="24">
     </object>
     <strong>um</strong></p>
     <p
align="left"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
     <big>Link Length:</big>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
     </strong>
     <object id="LinkLength"
classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
     height="24">
     </object>
     <strong>um</strong></p>
     <p align="center"><u><strong><big><big>Maximum Spot Based on
Pitch</big></big></strong></u></p>
     <p align="left"><big><strong>SpotSize = ( 2 * LinkPitch ) - ( 2 *
Acc ) - LinkWidth =
     &nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></big>
     <object id="SpotSizeP"
classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
     height="24">
     </object>
     <strong>um</strong></p>
     <p align="center"><u><strong><big><big>Maximum Spot Based on
Length</big></big></strong></u></p>
     <p align="left"><strong><big>SpotSize = LinkLength - ( 2 * Acc ) =

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
     </big></strong>
     <object id="SpotSizeL"
classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
     height="24">
     </object>
     <strong>um</strong></p>
     <p align="left"><strong><big><big>Optimum Spot (lesser of two above) =
     &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </big></big></strong>
     <object id="OptimumSpot"
classid="clsid:8BD21D10-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" width="96"
     height="24">
     </object>
     <strong>um</strong></p>
     <p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
   </tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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The MediaPlayer control is not compatible with the current version of the
Esker ActiveX Plug-in.
For an unknown raison, the ASX file is not loaded by the control.

Remarque: the MediaPlayer can be started in Netscape natively as an active
document. Just specify the ASX URL in a HTML link or load it in a frame.
Example:

<BODY>
<a
href="http://www.foxmarketwire.com/video/060799/video/office2000hi.asx">asx<
/a>
</BODY>

Nicolas Roumiantzeff.

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
À : esker-activex-plugin@egroups.com <esker-activex-plugin@egroups.com>
Date : jeudi 10 juin 1999 14:39
Objet : [Esker ActiveX Plug-in] Problem hosting MediaPlayer


>From: 75271.2323@...
>To: esker-activex-plugin@eGroups.com
>Subject: Problem hosting MediaPlayer
>Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:02:24 -0000
>
>Hi,
>
>I have problem using the Esker ActiveX Plug-in to
>host Windows Media Player 6.1.
>
>With Navigator 4.05, I used the following script
>to host the Media Player.
>When the page was loaded, the Media Player screen
>could show up, but the buttons were greyed out,
>and it did not play the video.
>
><BODY>
><embed type="application/x-eskerplus"
> id="NSPlay"
> classid="clsid:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"
> width="300" height="300"
>
FileName="http://www.foxmarketwire.com/video/060799/video/office2000hi.asx"
> AnimationatStart = "true"
> ControlType = "1"
> AutoStart = "true"
>>
></BODY>
>
>
>However, when using IE4.0, the following script
>(which is very similar to the above one) starts up
>Media Player and start running it immediately
>after the page was loaded.
>
><BODY>
><object id="NSPlay"
> classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"
> type="application/x-oleobject"
> width="300" height="300">
> <param name="FileName"
>value="http://www.foxmarketwire.com/video/060799/video/office2000hi.asx">
> <param name="AnimationatStart" value="true">
> <param name="ControlType" value="1">
> <param name="AutoStart" value="true">
></object>
></BODY>
>
>
>Can you help me understand what is the right way
>to use Esker plug-in to host Windows Media Player?
>
>Thank you in advance. Look forward to hearing from you.
>
>Regards,
>David.
>
>
>
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From: 75271.2323@...
To: esker-activex-plugin@eGroups.com
Subject: Problem hosting MediaPlayer
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:02:24 -0000

Hi,

I have problem using the Esker ActiveX Plug-in to
host Windows Media Player 6.1.

With Navigator 4.05, I used the following script
to host the Media Player.
When the page was loaded, the Media Player screen
could show up, but the buttons were greyed out,
and it did not play the video.

<BODY>
<embed type="application/x-eskerplus"
  id="NSPlay"
  classid="clsid:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"
  width="300" height="300"
  FileName="http://www.foxmarketwire.com/video/060799/video/office2000hi.asx"
  AnimationatStart = "true"
  ControlType = "1"
  AutoStart = "true"
>
</BODY>


However, when using IE4.0, the following script
(which is very similar to the above one) starts up
Media Player and start running it immediately
after the page was loaded.

<BODY>
<object id="NSPlay"
  classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"
  type="application/x-oleobject"
  width="300" height="300">
  <param name="FileName"
value="http://www.foxmarketwire.com/video/060799/video/office2000hi.asx">
  <param name="AnimationatStart" value="true">
  <param name="ControlType" value="1">
  <param name="AutoStart" value="true">
</object>
</BODY>


Can you help me understand what is the right way
to use Esker plug-in to host Windows Media Player?

Thank you in advance. Look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
David.



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Thank you.

This page has been indeed recently updated to cope with a problem with the
new version 4.6 of Netscape: "setTimeout" added to access ActiveX properties
inside a ActiveX event handler.

Nicolas Roumiantzeff.

-----Message d'origine-----
De : biagioli@... <biagioli@...>
À : esker-activex-plugin@eGroups.com <esker-activex-plugin@eGroups.com>
Date : mercredi 9 juin 1999 10:15
Objet : [Esker ActiveX Plug-in] error in tictactoe demo?


>I tryed to load the demo page of the esker plugin at
http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/plugin/tictacto.htm, but i noticed
that a "unterminated string constant" prevents all the javascript to run.
>Seems that in the DisplayPlayer() function, somebody/sometime/somewhere put
an extra CRLF :)
>setTimeout ('if (TicTacToe.Player != "") window.status = TicTacToe.Player
>+ " to play..."', 0);
>I removed the extra return before the + sign and saved the file in my local
hard drive and everything seemed ok.



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I tryed to load the demo page of the esker plugin at
http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/plugin/tictacto.htm, but i noticed that
a "unterminated string constant" prevents all the javascript to run.
Seems that in the DisplayPlayer() function, somebody/sometime/somewhere put an
extra CRLF :)
setTimeout ('if (TicTacToe.Player != "") window.status = TicTacToe.Player
+ " to play..."', 0);
I removed the extra return before the + sign and saved the file in my local hard
drive and everything seemed ok.


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Interesting info from the Mozzilla mailing list:

>The npmozctl.dll that is part of Mozilla can be conditionally
>compiled as an ActiveX plugin for 4.x and Mozilla. This feature isn't
compiled by
>default in the nightly builds but it may be one day. It allows ActiveX
controls
>to be instantiated in HTML content just like the Esker/NCompass plugins do.
For
>security reasons, it is likely that it will never run any control signed or
not
>that isn't already installed on the machine

Nicolas Roumiantzeff.

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Adam Lock <locka@...>
Groupes de discussion : netscape.public.mozilla.wishlist
À : mozilla-wishlist@... <mozilla-wishlist@...>
Date : mercredi 2 juin 1999 13:53
Objet : Re: WinNT: Run ActiveX controls as a separate user (i.e. Win32
sandbox)


>A control is basically a DLL that runs in the same process space as your
browser
>and is not protected by any sandbox mechanism whatsoever. This means that
the
>control can do anything that your browser could do. If your browser has
access to
>certain registry keys then so does the control. If your browser has
read/write
>access to the C: drive then so does the control. If your browser can read
your
>bank balance or password files then so can the control. And so on.
>
>It is trivial to write a malicious control that does serious harm to your
>machine. A non-malicious control can do serious harm to your machine by
accident.
>
>IE attempts to guard against such a massive security flaw by requiring that
>controls are downloaded in a digitally signed CAB file. The CAB file is a
MS
>proprietary zip/jar archive file format containing the controls DLL files
and a
>digital signature. The digital signature consists of a checksum list of all
the
>control files that have been signed with the public key of the control's
author.
>The signature ensures that the contents of the CAB file are untampered with
and
>were written by the stated author.
>
>When a page containing an embedded control is encountered, the browser
downloads
>the CAB file if necessary, checks that the digital signature is valid and
then
>shows a dialog listing the author and asking the user if they want to
install it.
>If they choose to trust the author, the control will then be installed and
runs
>with full privileges. By default, controls contained in unsigned CAB files
are
>ignored. Once you have installed the control, it can do absolutely anything
it
>likes to your machine.
>
>Contrast this with the Java model where there is a sandbox. Applets are
>physically prevented by the VM's security manager from doing things they
have not
>been granted permission to do. The default permissions for applets are
extremely
>strict though can be loosened in a more finegrain way if the applet is
signed and
>permission is granted by the user.
>
>The DCOMCFG configuration tool is nothing to do with all this. It is for
setting
>up machine to machine security permissions for DCOM communication. So if
object A
>wants to talk to object B on another machine, it must goes through DCOM
security
>to succeed.
>
>One final thing. The npmozctl.dll that is part of Mozilla can be
conditionally
>compiled as an ActiveX plugin for 4.x and Mozilla. This feature isn't
compiled by
>default in the nightly builds but it may be one day. It allows ActiveX
controls
>to be instantiated in HTML content just like the Esker/NCompass plugins do.
For
>security reasons, it is likely that it will never run any control signed or
not
>that isn't already installed on the machine.
>
>Kevin Burton wrote:
>
>> Sandboxing an ActiveX control is already a feature of NT.  I don't think
>> it is a feature of 95/98 (almost positive...prove me wrong).  In order
>> to configure create an accout for your COM object to run under and then
>> run dcomcfg (or oleview) and it is one of the tabs.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Nicolas Roumiantzeff wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Free ActiveX plug-in with full javascript support at:
>> >
>> > http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/eskerplus30plugin.htm
>> >
>> > Nicolas Roumiantzeff.
>> >
>> > -----Message d'origine-----
>> > De : Claus André Färber <claus@...>
>> > Groupes de discussion : netscape.public.mozilla.wishlist
>> > À : mozilla-wishlist@... <mozilla-wishlist@...>
>> > Date : lundi 19 avril 1999 21:00
>> > Objet : WinNT: Run ActiveX controls as a separate user (i.e. Win32
sandbox)
>> >
>> > >Hello,
>> > >
>> > >it would be nice if Mozilla not only supported ActiveX, but also
allowed
>> > >to run them as a different user - with different permissions.
>> > >
>> > >This way, even ActiveX controls could run in a "sandbox".
>> > >
>> > >To implement this, Mozilla would not directly load the control, but
>> > >rather make a request to some sort of "sandbox" server (an NT
service),
>> > >which then starts the control with the limited permissions.
>> > >
>> > >(Such an abstraction layer could also help implementing ActiveX
support
>> > >via Wine on Unixes.)
>> > >(It could further make Mozilla recover from crashes of the ActiveX
>> > >control.)
>> > >
>> > >--
>> > >Claus André Färber <http://www.faerber.muc.de>
>> > >PGP: ID=1024/527CADCD FP=12 20 49 F3 E1 04 9E 9E  25 56 69 A5 C6 A0 C9
DC
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>> --
>> Kevin A. Burton
>> Internet Guy
>
>--
>Adam Lock
>
>
>
>


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In Netscape prior version 4.5, the Java Machine some times freezes. Most of
the time this happens durring the download of the activex. That is, the
first time a page containing a new activex is accessed. This problem has
disappeared with Netscape 4.5.

If this problem happens every time, even when the activex is already
registered on your PC and if the problem still happens when upgrading to
Netscape 4.5 (recommended), then give us the URL to see what's going on.

There is also a trace file (npeskp32.log generated in the Windows temp
directory) that can be activated by adding the "log=yes" entry in the
"[mode]" section of the "deployer.ini" file (located in the the Windows
directory). You must quit the browser so that the log file is flush to the
hard drive. May be you could find what causes the problem. If not you can
send it to me in private.

PS: the Esker ActiveX Plug-in mailing list has been moved to
http://www.egroups.com/group/esker-activex-plugin/info.html

Nicolas Roumiantzeff

>>From : Anthony Potts <aapotts@...>
>To : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
>Date : mardi 11 mai 1999 23:03
>Subject : ActiveX problems...
>
>I am having trouble using your netscape plugin with a custom ActiveX
control
>our company wrote/uses. When I try and load a page with your plugin linked
>to our control, i see the status bar saying "Loading Java" for about 10
>seconds, then netscape crashes (shuts down actually, no error)
>
>Have you experienced this error before? I have the same problem on several
>different machines, runnint 98/NT/2000...
>
>Anthony Potts


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>
>
>


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Are your pages (the one that renders ok within IE and the one that does not
work under Netscape) accessible from the internet?
If so, send the URLs to the list so we can find what is going wrong.

PS: the npeskp32@... mailing list has been moved to
http://www.egroups.com/group/esker-activex-plugin/info.html

Nicolas Roumiantzeff

>>From : Jan Meyer <jm@...>
>To : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
>Date : mardi 11 mai 1999 18:20
>Subject : activex plugin
>
>
>>worked ok w/ your demo, but not with a sample that has the vb calendar
>>widgit in it. Page rendered ok w/ IE



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From : Jan Meyer <jm@...>
To : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
Date : mardi 11 mai 1999 18:20
Subject : activex plugin


>worked ok w/ your demo, but not with a sample that has the vb calendar
>widgit in it. Page rendered ok w/ IE
>


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From : Anthony Potts <aapotts@...>
To : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
Date : mardi 11 mai 1999 23:03
Subject : ActiveX problems...

I am having trouble using your netscape plugin with a custom ActiveX control
our company wrote/uses. When I try and load a page with your plugin linked
to our control, i see the status bar saying "Loading Java" for about 10
seconds, then netscape crashes (shuts down actually, no error)

Have you experienced this error before? I have the same problem on several
different machines, runnint 98/NT/2000...

Anthony Potts



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From : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
To : Tech Support <sysop@...>; npeskp32@...
<npeskp32@...>
Date : vendredi 30 avril 1999 09:53
Subject : Re: plugin acxtive-x question


>The activex web page have to be modified to be compatible with Netscape.
>Basically, the <OBJECT> tags have to be changed to <EMBED> tags.
>See the tictacto.htm demo page as a simple (but complete) example.
>See the reference documentation of the Esker ActiveX Plug-in for other
>specific compatibility issues.
>All this information can be found at:
>
>http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/eskerplus30plugin.htm
>
>Nicolas Roumiantzeff.
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : Tech Support <sysop@...>
>À : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
>Date : vendredi 30 avril 1999 00:53
>Objet : plugin acxtive-x question
>
>
>>besides just downloading & installing the product into the netscape
>>directory, is there more to it. Meaning will it support any Axtive-x web
>>page I goto or dose the active-x page have to have certain codes.
>>
>>Valo
>>Valo@...
>>
>>
>


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From : Tech Support <sysop@...>
To : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
Date : vendredi 30 avril 1999 00:53
Subject : plugin acxtive-x question


>besides just downloading & installing the product into the netscape
>directory, is there more to it. Meaning will it support any Axtive-x web
>page I goto or dose the active-x page have to have certain codes.
>
>Valo
>Valo@...
>
>


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From : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
To : Michel GOMIS <mgomis@...>
Cc : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
Date : mercredi 21 avril 1999 18:22
Subject : Re: problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX


>I'am glad to hear that you have solved your previous problem.
>Now for your problem about the control safety:
>
>First, the "control is not safe" problem has nothing to do with
>authentication (code signing).
>The Esker PLUS plug-in requires that you mark your activeX as safe for
>scripting.
>As the Microsoft documentation explains, a developer should mark is activeX
>safe for scripting if all the methods of the activex can be called with any
>argument (possibly by a malicious hacker using javascript on a page on his
>HTTP server) without damage on the local machine.
>Typically, an activex should NOT have a method "run(commandline)" that can
>start locally any application (deltree for example).
>see "Marking Your Control as Safe" in the article at:
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdn-online/workshop/components/activex/stoplite/
s
>toplmfc.asp
>Basically there are two alternative ways to mark your control as safe
(after
>checking that it is actually safe for scripting):
>- in the registry, add the key "{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}"
>under the "implementedCategories" sub key of your activex CLSID.
>-  implement the IObjectSafety interface in your ActiveX.
>
>Nicolas Roumiantzeff.
>
>PS: You might consider this as a bug in the plug-in if your activex has no
>javascript interface.
>The Esker PLUS plug-in was not designed for such simple activex.
>Moreover, I think that these ActiveX can run natively in Netscape browser
as
>Active Documents.
>However, if there are enough people interested in using the Esker PLUS
>plug-in specifically for activex with no javascript interface we might drop
>the safety check (for those activex) in a next release.
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : Michel GOMIS <mgomis@...>
>À : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
>Date : mercredi 21 avril 1999 16:03
>Objet : Re: problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX
>
>
>>        Hello Nicolas,
>>
>>OK, the ocx does work now. I think it was badly registered because of the
>>continuous movements in the registry due to the development of our ocx.
>>
>>But it doesn't work with our ocx. Do you think it's because our ocx isn't
>>authenticated ?
>>
>>The log file says : "control is not safe". You can find it here (I masked
>>the end of clsid) :
>>
>>initial Quick mode: 0
>>initial Safe mode: 0
>>initial Assert mode: 0
>>initial Override mode: 0
>>MaskGeneralProtectionFaults
>>New instance: 0xDDA8B0
>>time: 924710118
>>map [deployer.ini] to [deployer.ini]: OK
>>map [platform.32] to []: OK
>>map [platform.95] to []: OK
>>map [\DEPLOYER\] to [c:\windows\TEMP\deployer\]: OK
>>map [\TEMP\] to [c:\windows\TEMP\]: OK
>>map [\WINDOWS\] to [C:\WINDOWS\]: OK
>>map [\SYSTEM\] to [C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\]: OK
>>map [\PLUGINS\] to [C:\PROGRAM
>>FILES\NETSCAPE\COMMUNICATOR45\PROGRAM\PLUGINS\TMP\]: OK
>>map [\DISK\] to [C:\]: OK
>>map [\PROGRAM FILES\] to [C:\Program Files\]: OK
>>map [deployer.plugin] to []: OK
>>map [deployer.version] to [3.0.0.3]: OK
>>map [deployer.version.3.0] to []: OK
>>map [deployer.administrator] to []: OK
>>map [yes] to [yes]: OK
>>map [no] to [no]: OK
>>lookup [deployer.version]: [3.0.0.3]
>>CreateControlInstance: 0xDDA8B0: MichelProj1:
>>clsid:F6044185-ECDC-11D2-8C67-############...
>>CreateControlInstance: in: clsid:F6044185-ECDC-11D2-8C67-############
>>error: [clsid:F6044185-ECDC-11D2-8C67-############] control is not safe
>>CreateControlInstance: out: clsid:F6044185-ECDC-11D2-8C67-############:
>0x0:
>>0x0
>>DownloadQueue_Push (&This->pDownloadQueue, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE,
TRUE,
>>e:\MichelProj1.ocx, c:\windows\TEMP\deployer\ocx\0003\MichelProj1.ocx, "")
>>
>>How can I get it authenticated ? I use Borland C++ Builder 3.
>>Are there other reference documents than the six-pages one on plugin's
>>download page ?
>>
>>Thank You.
>>
>>Michel Gomis.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Message d'origine-----
>>De : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
>>À : mgomis@... <mgomis@...>
>>Date : vendredi 16 avril 1999 18:07
>>Objet : Re: problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX
>>
>>
>>Michel,
>>
>>I have just re-tried the tic-tac-toe demo after cleanning up my machine
and
>>it worked...
>>What version of Netscape are you using (I use Netscape 4.5 on Windows 95)?
>>I have tested the Esker PLUS plug-in on Netscape 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07
and
>>4.5.
>>
>>> NS (4.5) launches java, then a white rectangle with Esker+ icon appears.
>>
>>The Esker PLUS icon appears, so it means that the plug-in is installed
>>correctly.
>>
>>> I dowloaded the .jar file too, but what am I supposed to do with it ?
>>
>>The .jar file is meant to be placed on your own HTTP server but it is not
>>usefull to test the demo.
>>
>>Could you check that the demo OCX has been downloaded by the plug-in (this
>>should be done automatically):
>>"deployer\ocx\0001\tictacto.ocx" under the Windows temporary directory
>>(typically "c:\windows\temp\").
>>
>>And registered (check for "tictactto" in the registry).
>>Wether it is registered or not, could you try to register it manually
>>("regsvr32 c:\windows\temp\deployer\ocx\0001\tictacto.ocx") to see if you
>>get an error message or a success message.
>>
>>If it registers correctlly, retry and browse to the demo page
>>
>>Note: you can generate a log file by adding an entry "Log=yes" in the
>>"[mode]" section of the "deployer.ini" file located in the Windows
>>directory. After using the plug-in, a log file named "npeskp32.log" is
>>generated in the Windows temporary directory. Could you please send me
this
>>file (you must close the browser so the log file is flushed).
>>
>>Thank you for your cooperation.
>>
>>Nicolas Roumiantzeff.
>>
>>-----Message d'origine-----
>>De : Michel GOMIS <mgomis@...>
>>À : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
>>Date : jeudi 15 avril 1999 16:20
>>Objet : problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX
>>
>>
>>>        Hello,
>>>
>>>        I dowloaded the Esker+ plugin and installed it as specified in
>>>the reference, but it doesn't seem to work well.
>>>
>>>        It works with pdf files, as they open in NS browser, but not
>>>with activeX controls.
>>>
>>>        NS (4.5) launches java, then a white rectangle with Esker+ icon
>>>appears, but the activex doesn't (I tried with my activeX and with the
>>>TicTacToe example at
>>>http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/download.htm).
>>>
>>>        Is there an error in the reference ?
>>>        Or maybe I don't have the latest version. I dowloaded the .jar
>>>file too, but what am I supposed to do with it ?
>>>
>>>        Michel Gomis
>>>
>>>PS : you can reply in French if you want.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


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From : Michel GOMIS <mgomis@...>
To : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
Date : mercredi 21 avril 1999 16:03
Subject : Re: problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX


>        Hello Nicolas,
>
>OK, the ocx does work now. I think it was badly registered because of the
>continuous movements in the registry due to the development of our ocx.
>
>But it doesn't work with our ocx. Do you think it's because our ocx isn't
>authenticated ?
>
>The log file says : "control is not safe". You can find it here (I masked
>the end of clsid) :
>
>initial Quick mode: 0
>initial Safe mode: 0
>initial Assert mode: 0
>initial Override mode: 0
>MaskGeneralProtectionFaults
>New instance: 0xDDA8B0
>time: 924710118
>map [deployer.ini] to [deployer.ini]: OK
>map [platform.32] to []: OK
>map [platform.95] to []: OK
>map [\DEPLOYER\] to [c:\windows\TEMP\deployer\]: OK
>map [\TEMP\] to [c:\windows\TEMP\]: OK
>map [\WINDOWS\] to [C:\WINDOWS\]: OK
>map [\SYSTEM\] to [C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\]: OK
>map [\PLUGINS\] to [C:\PROGRAM
>FILES\NETSCAPE\COMMUNICATOR45\PROGRAM\PLUGINS\TMP\]: OK
>map [\DISK\] to [C:\]: OK
>map [\PROGRAM FILES\] to [C:\Program Files\]: OK
>map [deployer.plugin] to []: OK
>map [deployer.version] to [3.0.0.3]: OK
>map [deployer.version.3.0] to []: OK
>map [deployer.administrator] to []: OK
>map [yes] to [yes]: OK
>map [no] to [no]: OK
>lookup [deployer.version]: [3.0.0.3]
>CreateControlInstance: 0xDDA8B0: MichelProj1:
>clsid:F6044185-ECDC-11D2-8C67-############...
>CreateControlInstance: in: clsid:F6044185-ECDC-11D2-8C67-############
>error: [clsid:F6044185-ECDC-11D2-8C67-############] control is not safe
>CreateControlInstance: out: clsid:F6044185-ECDC-11D2-8C67-############:
0x0:
>0x0
>DownloadQueue_Push (&This->pDownloadQueue, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE,
>e:\MichelProj1.ocx, c:\windows\TEMP\deployer\ocx\0003\MichelProj1.ocx, "")
>
>How can I get it authenticated ? I use Borland C++ Builder 3.
>Are there other reference documents than the six-pages one on plugin's
>download page ?
>
>Thank You.
>
>Michel Gomis.
>
>
>
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
>À : mgomis@... <mgomis@...>
>Date : vendredi 16 avril 1999 18:07
>Objet : Re: problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX
>
>
>Michel,
>
>I have just re-tried the tic-tac-toe demo after cleanning up my machine and
>it worked...
>What version of Netscape are you using (I use Netscape 4.5 on Windows 95)?
>I have tested the Esker PLUS plug-in on Netscape 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07 and
>4.5.
>
>> NS (4.5) launches java, then a white rectangle with Esker+ icon appears.
>
>The Esker PLUS icon appears, so it means that the plug-in is installed
>correctly.
>
>> I dowloaded the .jar file too, but what am I supposed to do with it ?
>
>The .jar file is meant to be placed on your own HTTP server but it is not
>usefull to test the demo.
>
>Could you check that the demo OCX has been downloaded by the plug-in (this
>should be done automatically):
>"deployer\ocx\0001\tictacto.ocx" under the Windows temporary directory
>(typically "c:\windows\temp\").
>
>And registered (check for "tictactto" in the registry).
>Wether it is registered or not, could you try to register it manually
>("regsvr32 c:\windows\temp\deployer\ocx\0001\tictacto.ocx") to see if you
>get an error message or a success message.
>
>If it registers correctlly, retry and browse to the demo page
>
>Note: you can generate a log file by adding an entry "Log=yes" in the
>"[mode]" section of the "deployer.ini" file located in the Windows
>directory. After using the plug-in, a log file named "npeskp32.log" is
>generated in the Windows temporary directory. Could you please send me this
>file (you must close the browser so the log file is flushed).
>
>Thank you for your cooperation.
>
>Nicolas Roumiantzeff.
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : Michel GOMIS <mgomis@...>
>À : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
>Date : jeudi 15 avril 1999 16:20
>Objet : problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX
>
>
>>        Hello,
>>
>>        I dowloaded the Esker+ plugin and installed it as specified in
>>the reference, but it doesn't seem to work well.
>>
>>        It works with pdf files, as they open in NS browser, but not
>>with activeX controls.
>>
>>        NS (4.5) launches java, then a white rectangle with Esker+ icon
>>appears, but the activex doesn't (I tried with my activeX and with the
>>TicTacToe example at
>>http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/download.htm).
>>
>>        Is there an error in the reference ?
>>        Or maybe I don't have the latest version. I dowloaded the .jar
>>file too, but what am I supposed to do with it ?
>>
>>        Michel Gomis
>>
>>PS : you can reply in French if you want.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>


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From : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
To : mgomis@... <mgomis@...>
Date : vendredi 16 avril 1999 18:11
Subject : Re: problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX


>Michel,
>
>I have just re-tried the tic-tac-toe demo after cleanning up my machine and
>it worked...
>What version of Netscape are you using (I use Netscape 4.5 on Windows 95)?
>I have tested the Esker PLUS plug-in on Netscape 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07 and
>4.5.
>
>> NS (4.5) launches java, then a white rectangle with Esker+ icon appears.
>
>The Esker PLUS icon appears, so it means that the plug-in is installed
>correctly.
>
>> I dowloaded the .jar file too, but what am I supposed to do with it ?
>
>The .jar file is meant to be placed on your own HTTP server but it is not
>usefull to test the demo.
>
>Could you check that the demo OCX has been downloaded by the plug-in (this
>should be done automatically):
>"deployer\ocx\0001\tictacto.ocx" under the Windows temporary directory
>(typically "c:\windows\temp\").
>
>And registered (check for "tictactto" in the registry).
>Wether it is registered or not, could you try to register it manually
>("regsvr32 c:\windows\temp\deployer\ocx\0001\tictacto.ocx") to see if you
>get an error message or a success message.
>
>If it registers correctlly, retry and browse to the demo page.
>
>Note: you can generate a log file by adding an entry "Log=yes" in the
>"[mode]" section of the "deployer.ini" file located in the Windows
>directory. After using the plug-in, a log file named "npeskp32.log" is
>generated in the Windows temporary directory. Could you please send me this
>file (you must close the browser so the log file is flushed).
>
>Thank you for your cooperation.
>
>Nicolas Roumiantzeff.
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : Michel GOMIS <mgomis@...>
>À : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
>Date : jeudi 15 avril 1999 16:20
>Objet : problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX
>
>
>>        Hello,
>>
>>        I dowloaded the Esker+ plugin and installed it as specified in
>>the reference, but it doesn't seem to work well.
>>
>>        It works with pdf files, as they open in NS browser, but not
>>with activeX controls.
>>
>>        NS (4.5) launches java, then a white rectangle with Esker+ icon
>>appears, but the activex doesn't (I tried with my activeX and with the
>>TicTacToe example at
>>http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/download.htm).
>>
>>        Is there an error in the reference ?
>>        Or maybe I don't have the latest version. I dowloaded the .jar
>>file too, but what am I supposed to do with it ?
>>
>>        Michel Gomis
>>
>>PS : you can reply in French if you want.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


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From : Michel GOMIS <mgomis@...>
To : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
Date : jeudi 15 avril 1999 16:20
Subject : problem with EskerPlus plugin and activeX


>        Hello,
>
>        I dowloaded the Esker+ plugin and installed it as specified in
>the reference, but it doesn't seem to work well.
>
>        It works with pdf files, as they open in NS browser, but not
>with activeX controls.
>
>        NS (4.5) launches java, then a white rectangle with Esker+ icon
>appears, but the activex doesn't (I tried with my activeX and with the
>TicTacToe example at
>http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/download.htm).
>
>        Is there an error in the reference ?
>        Or maybe I don't have the latest version. I dowloaded the .jar
>file too, but what am I supposed to do with it ?
>
>        Michel Gomis
>
>PS : you can reply in French if you want.
>
>
>
>
>
>


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From : Nicolas Roumiantzeff <nicolasr@...>
To : Priti S. Engineer <pengineer@...>
Date : vendredi 16 avril 1999 18:36
Subject : Re: Esker Plus 3.0 Netscape Plug In


>Reading your message, I think that I need to point out something about the
>Esker PLUS 3.0 plug-in:
>It is required that the HTML page containing the ActiveX reference be
>slitely modified in order to be viewed in Netscape browser.
>This modification is described in the Esker PLUS 3.0 plug-in Reference at
>http://www.esker.com/online/eskerplus_v3/npeskp32.htm
>
>There is an alternative method, also described ith the Referece
>documentation, to make the HTML page compatible with both IE and Netscape
>browsers but it is more complicated and it is not required to test your
>ActiveX with Netscape).
>
>Let me know if you still have problem after modifiing your HTML page.
>
>
>Nicolas Roumiantzeff.
>
>PS: have you tried successfuly the tic-tac-toe demo on our web site?
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : Priti S. Engineer <pengineer@...>
>À : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
>Date : mardi 13 avril 1999 16:47
>Objet : Esker Plus 3.0 Netscape Plug In
>
>
>>I have downloaded the Esker 3.0 Plus Plug In for Netsacpe communicator Ver
>>4.51. It installed successfully on my machine.
>>We are trying to use the leadtools Image ActiveX control to be able to
edit
>>JPEG images in Nescape browser. But it does not work with Leadtools
ActiveX
>>control.
>>The leadtools demo can be found on their web site
>>http://www.leadtools.com
>>Select Download Demos link from the left hand side frame.
>>Go to Internet Demos and click on Java Script Demo. It gives message that
>>the web browser does not handle the ActiveX properly.
>>
>>I would sincerely appreciate if you can look into this and get back to me
>>ASAP as it is a very important project for our company and the client only
>>want us to make our software run with Netscape comminucator.
>>
>>Thank you for your help.
>>
>>Sincerely
>>Priti
>>
>>
>>------------------------------------------------------
>>Ms. Priti S. Engineer
>>GIS Programmer/Analyst
>>Eagle Information Mapping, Inc.
>>6565 West Loop South, Suite 500
>>Bellaire, Texas 77401
>>email: pengineer@...
>>voice: (713) 662-9182 Ext: 182
>>fax: (713) 662-9180
>>web: www.eaglemap.com
>>------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


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From : Priti S. Engineer <pengineer@...>
To: npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
Date : mardi 13 avril 1999 16:47
Subject : Esker Plus 3.0 Netscape Plug In


>I have downloaded the Esker 3.0 Plus Plug In for Netsacpe communicator Ver
>4.51. It installed successfully on my machine.
>We are trying to use the leadtools Image ActiveX control to be able to edit
>JPEG images in Nescape browser. But it does not work with Leadtools ActiveX
>control.
>The leadtools demo can be found on their web site
>http://www.leadtools.com
>Select Download Demos link from the left hand side frame.
>Go to Internet Demos and click on Java Script Demo. It gives message that
>the web browser does not handle the ActiveX properly.
>
>I would sincerely appreciate if you can look into this and get back to me
>ASAP as it is a very important project for our company and the client only
>want us to make our software run with Netscape comminucator.
>
>Thank you for your help.
>
>Sincerely
>Priti
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------
>Ms. Priti S. Engineer
>GIS Programmer/Analyst
>Eagle Information Mapping, Inc.
>6565 West Loop South, Suite 500
>Bellaire, Texas 77401
>email: pengineer@...
>voice: (713) 662-9182 Ext: 182
>fax: (713) 662-9180
>web: www.eaglemap.com
>------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>


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-----Message d'origine-----
De : oberst <slacker@...>
À : npeskp32@... <npeskp32@...>
Date : vendredi 9 avril 1999 07:48
Objet : hey


>I would like to comment, on a great job you have done.  I am a VB Web
>Developer (ActiveX) and i have had lots of problems doing this with
>netscape users.  Now i can just have them install your software.  Great
>job
>Mike
>
>


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