RE: [flexcoders] any possible way to use flash ocx without installing?
Yes, you can load a ocx without registering it, provided you give com the required type information it needs. Basically you fake com into thinking the ocx is registered. We have a very large product (not flex) that uses this technique with a slew of custom ocxs (100s) all are not registered. That is if you want to target all windows versions. If your just targeting xp and above then a manifest file in the exe path will provide this. jason -Message d'origine- De : flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] la part de Pan Troglodytes Envoyé : mercredi 10 janvier 2007 21:19 À : flexcoders Objet : [flexcoders] any possible way to use flash ocx without installing? Okay, this is only borderline Flex since it's a Flex app, but I hope you'll indulge me. Is there a way to use the flash ocx in a desktop application without having flash installed on the machine? Say I have just my application's exe and Flash9.ocx. Or am I stuck because the OCX has to be registered with regsvr32 and there's just no way for a non-admin to do that? It's probably a moot point, as further research says you aren't allowed to redistribute Flash9.ocx anyway. But I'm still curious if it's possible. -- Jason
RE: [flexcoders] any possible way to use flash ocx without installing?
Yes, it is possible. I've used this control before, it works: http://www.f-in-box.com/ It isn't free though, I think its around $400, or $900 with the source code (which could be interesting to see how they did it). It provides a wrapper around flash.ocx so your app doesn't require installation. They have a trial, try it out. MR From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pan Troglodytes Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:19 PM To: flexcoders Subject: [flexcoders] any possible way to use flash ocx without installing? Okay, this is only borderline Flex since it's a Flex app, but I hope you'll indulge me. Is there a way to use the flash ocx in a desktop application without having flash installed on the machine? Say I have just my application's exe and Flash9.ocx. Or am I stuck because the OCX has to be registered with regsvr32 and there's just no way for a non-admin to do that? It's probably a moot point, as further research says you aren't allowed to redistribute Flash9.ocx anyway. But I'm still curious if it's possible. -- Jason
RE: [flexcoders] any possible way to use flash ocx without installing?
Wow, thanks for that - is it only desktop though or could it be used to deliver Flash through the browser? Thanks for the link! Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Organizational Effectiveness From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael D. Randolph Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:01 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] any possible way to use flash ocx without installing? Yes, it is possible. I've used this control before, it works: http://www.f-in-box.com/ http://www.f-in-box.com/ It isn't free though, I think its around $400, or $900 with the source code (which could be interesting to see how they did it). It provides a wrapper around flash.ocx so your app doesn't require installation. They have a trial, try it out. MR From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pan Troglodytes Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:19 PM To: flexcoders Subject: [flexcoders] any possible way to use flash ocx without installing? Okay, this is only borderline Flex since it's a Flex app, but I hope you'll indulge me. Is there a way to use the flash ocx in a desktop application without having flash installed on the machine? Say I have just my application's exe and Flash9.ocx. Or am I stuck because the OCX has to be registered with regsvr32 and there's just no way for a non-admin to do that? It's probably a moot point, as further research says you aren't allowed to redistribute Flash9.ocx anyway. But I'm still curious if it's possible. -- Jason
Re: [flexcoders] any possible way to use flash ocx without installing?
Very cool. Do you know if they have some sort of license that allows them to redistribute the flash OCX? From what I read on Adobe's page, the license agreement prohibits that. On 1/10/07, Michael D. Randolph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it is possible. I've used this control before, it works: http://www.f-in-box.com/ It isn't free though, I think its around $400, or $900 with the source code (which could be interesting to see how they did it). It provides a wrapper around flash.ocx so your app doesn't require installation. They have a trial, try it out. MR -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Pan Troglodytes *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:19 PM *To:* flexcoders *Subject:* [flexcoders] any possible way to use flash ocx without installing? Okay, this is only borderline Flex since it's a Flex app, but I hope you'll indulge me. Is there a way to use the flash ocx in a desktop application without having flash installed on the machine? Say I have just my application's exe and Flash9.ocx. Or am I stuck because the OCX has to be registered with regsvr32 and there's just no way for a non-admin to do that? It's probably a moot point, as further research says you aren't allowed to redistribute Flash9.ocx anyway. But I'm still curious if it's possible. -- Jason -- Jason
