Thanks, Kevin! This cleared it up for me. As you say, the important thing is that the script is in an EXTERNAL file... Even if you dynamically insert the ActiveX control via innerHTML or the DOM, the script cannot be in the head of the document.
-tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Newman Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:06 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] New wrinkle in IE activation issue... I've run into issues in Yahoo's Music site, where that site embeds Microsoft's own Media Player, so it definitely doesn't just affect Flash. Besides it's so easy to get around the problem with Javascript (in most cases) - just make sure that the code that most directly inserts the html into the page is located in an external file - even if it's just a simple wrapper function like: // bypass_patent_problem.js function writeToDocument(html) { document.write(html); } If that function is in a linked file, and not in the current html file, it will bypass the patent thing, even if the html generator and all the rest of the scripts are within the page. Kevin N. Dave Watts wrote: >> Is it me, or does anyone else think MS added this security >> feature to put spanners in works for Adobe? >> > > It's not a security feature, it's a condition of Microsoft's settlement with > Eolas over a patent violation, and it negatively affects any interactive use > of ActiveX controls, not just Flash. We've run into a similar problem with > an ActiveX rich text editor that now sometimes works, but doesn't always > work any more. > > That said, I suspect they're not too upset about Flash problems. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
