Re: FLASH: URGENT Active X question

[Cheri Harder]

Andrew


Netscape does not use the Active-X control, just a plug-in.  I cannot

determine, though, if IE can use the plug-in or if it MUST use the Active-X

control.  There is a technote at MM site about how to remove the ActiveX

control..you could do that, then run some tests...


HTH

~~~~Cheri Harder~~~~~

charderawsolution [dot] com

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> I am developing a Flash site for the DoD, but ran in to some problems with

some people at the Pentagon being unable to view the site. After some

research I found out from one of the Network folks there:

>

> "FLASH player is an ActiveX control.

> All ActiveX controls are blocked by the OSD Firewalls. This by direction

of a Secretary of Defense policy regarding mobile code. Unfortunately this

restriction cannot be lifted."

>

> Is this true (that Flash is an Active X Control)? I knew that the <object>

tag forced IE into Active X to view Flash movies, but I did not know Flash

in general was contingent on Active X across browsers.




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