Here is some documentation on xpi:
http://developer.netscape.com:80/docs/manuals/xpinstall/
Also, in the latest versions you can force component registration by using old
javascript
command for refreshing legacy plugins: navigator.plugins.refresh(...)
av
Patrick McHale wrote:
> Can anyone help me please.
>
> I wish to find out the correct method of installing a plugin DLL and XPT
> file when an HTML page comes
> up requesting a plugin. In the past and during the testing phase I have
> placed the plugin DLL and XPT file directly
> into the components directory, and running the regxpcom application. We wish
> now to be able to automatically
> do this from an installation CDROM.
>
> What is the process of implementing the plugin DLL and XPT files?
>
> Can this be obtained from a JAR file stored on a CDROM or from a location
> where the relevant
> files can be placed.
>
> Would be very grateful if someone could advise me.
>
> Regards
>
> Patrick McHale
> Powerlan New Zealand.
