Different servers same client?

[stwenter]

Hello,
I am not an Active x programmer. But I have the task of migrating an active x application to a newer server with a different name, and yes the programmer hard coded the server name in the url's. I have changed the url's repackaged the information into a cab file, put the application out on the web and it works ok from my machine but not from the client. The old code on the old server works on the client and my machine and the client is an administrator. Any suggestions, all i see on the htm page is the little square. Like it won't download the active x control. Not sure. Any help is greatly appriciated.

Thanks

stwenter

 

[BobRodes]

Yes, the little square means it won't download the ActiveX control. There can be lots of reasons for that. If I'm an administrator, I can either enable or disable downloading ActiveX controls from the internet, for one. You might need to change the setting on the client machine.

I'd look there first.

HTH

Bob

 

[stwenter]

Ok, how about this. Is there a way I can physically install that activeX control on the client to prove to myself that it is getting lost in space.

 

[BobRodes]

Sure. Just copy the ocx to the client, and register it. (If you need help with how, let me know.) It's just like a dll.

In fact, that's the first place to start troubleshooting. Once it works with manual registration, then you can remove it and troubleshoot from there.

Problems are usually in the codebase and version attributes.

Bob

 

[stwenter]

What about he controls dependencies? Will I need to register those dll’s as well or is there a deployment package to register an activeX control? Let me know your thoughts.

stwenter

 

[BobRodes]

aha. Yes, you will, so now we're at the codebase part. Make a cab file, and point to the cab file in the codebase parameter of the object tag. Make sure your version parameter is the same too.

When you compile an activex control, you get a sample html file with the object tag in the same directory.

I'm a little rusty on all this, been about 3 years. You might want to read up on object tag, codebase and version parameters.

HTH

Bob