ActiveX Control Pad

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ActiveX Control Pad
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ActiveX Control Pad

• ActiveX controls can have scripts wrapped around
  them.
• The controls have interfaces to link with the
  scripts.
• ActiveX controls have long Class ID.
• How can we write a client side script and ActiveX
  program?
• Can do this manually (tedious) or using Active X
  control pad.
• The pad can be downloaded free. See course web
  site

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Start Up Screen
This is HTML view
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Insert ActiveX Control

• Many ActiveX controls included in IE and Windows.
  Others can be downloaded or written.
• Edit -gt Insert ActiveX Control

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Edit Control
Code
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Scripting

• Can use Script Wizard to help write script.
  (Tools -gt Script Wizard)
• Set default scripting to either VBScript or
  JavaScript (JScript)
• Select Event and Action
• Script automatically written
• Can then test out in Internet Explorer

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Script Wizard

• Tools -gt Script Wizard

Default VBScript
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Running

• Save the file in default home directory
• Run with Internet Explorer instead of Netscape

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ActiveX Scripting

• Demonstrates
• Use of ActiveX Controls
• Scripting
• Client side programming