[ACXFAQ025]
Can I host ActiveX components in Netscape, Mozilla or Firebird?


Yes; Netscape and Mozilla have implemented support for hosting ActiveX controls within the web browser.  Netscape 7.1 includes support for ActiveX components by default.  However, Mozilla, Firebird, and older versions of Netscape do not .  For security reasons, Netscape 7.1 is preconfigured to only support the Windows Media Player ActiveX control.  All other controls are not authorized to run under Netscape.

Important Note: Currently Netscape/Mozilla/Firebird do not support the Microsoft License Manager component, which is required to support ActiveX LPK license files in a web page.  This means that use of our ActiveX components on a computer will require the installation of our development license on the computer.  This can only be accomplished in an Intranet environment, and only with one of our site licenses.  Hopefully this will be remedied by the Netscape/Mozilla/Firebird developers in the future.  Also see: Mozilla Project and Mozilla ActiveX Project.

To enable ActiveX Hosting in Netscape, Mozilla, or Firebird...

Netscape 7.1 ActiveX Hosting

pref("security.classID.allowByDefault", true);

Or, add the specific ClassIDs of our components that you wish to support inside of Netscape.  An example for our iAngularGaugeX component...

pref("capability.policy.default.ClassID.CIDC5412DD5-2E2F-11D3-85BF-00105AC8B715", "AllAccess");

You can find a complete list of our ActiveX ClassIDs at: http://www.iocomp.com/examples/controlguids.htm

Mozilla 1.4 & 1.5/Firebird 0.6 & 0.7 ActiveX Hosting

pref("security.classID.allowByDefault", true);

Or, add the specific ClassIDs of our components that you wish to support inside of Netscape.  An example for our iAngularGaugeX componen

pref("capability.policy.default.ClassID.CIDC5412DD5-2E2F-11D3-85BF-00105AC8B715", "AllAccess");

You can find a complete list of our ActiveX ClassIDs at: http://www.iocomp.com/Downloads/Examples.aspx

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