How can I use Internet Explorer as the container for an applciation?

[majorbroncosfan]

I recently went to a technology conference in Las Vegas and saw many companies running standalone applications via Internet Explorer/HTML. They were just as fast and were more well-utilized than, say, a VB executable. They were able to enter information, edit documents, etc. just as though they were in a VB application - no refresh on the screen, it seemed. How is this done? How are individuals using IE as the container for a multi-form application?

 

[JohnYingling]

That might by HTA (HTML Application).

http://www.msdn.microsoft.com

MSDN Library / Web Development /HTML Application (HTA)

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[XL5]

Check out ActiveX documents.
The do exactly what you are asking for.

Steve

 

[dilettante]

Or just an ActiveX Control hosted in a web page maybe?

Or maybe you saw a .Net application of some sort?

Or maybe they were going back to the server for stuff, but not loading the page (seems like MS offers a small Java applet to do this)?

 

[JohnYingling]

I "heard" that ActiveX Documents are going away in .NET.

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[majorbroncosfan]

I've heard the same thing. Will .Net have the capabilities via ASP.NET to provide this type of seamless operation? I've also been told that there will be a type of "state" in ASP.NET that is currently lacking in ASP.

 

[XL5]

There doesn't seem to be a wizard in VS7, but that does not stop development of ActiveX documents in C++.
However that is another story if not familiar with C++.