Visual Basic Over A Web Server
What about an ActiveX control hosted in the browser?
You could run a VB client and have it communicate with a server using HTTP
(e.g. SOAP) rather than RPC.
Quote:
> Hi,
> Well, you're both right... You can relatively easily create an ASP app
> (or a Visual Basic WebClass app) that can run VB code in the form of
> an ActiveX dll via a plain HTML GUI.
> You can *not*, however, simply fire up a VB exe in your browser and
> run it over the internet. The closest thing would be to convert your
> exe into a user document app, which can then be run in IE. But that
> can only (barely) be recommended for intranet apps.
> Regards,
> /Olof
> >Hi, You might have to forgive me if I get the odd term wrong.
> >I have just completed a Thesis which discusses a relatively simple VB
> >application. Its not really the central thrust of the thesis and I am no
=
> >expert.
> >The examiner believes it is possible to run VB code (NOT VB Script or =
> >ASP,
> >but the app code) over a WWW server so a client browser could run the =
> >app
> >on their desktop.
> >Frankly I doubt this - I have never heard of it until he sprung
> >it on me.
> >If anybody has any idea what he meant please reply. I'm really looking =
> >for a
> >web link just so I can either dismiss or mention his suggestion and then
> >round of the corrections.
> >Cheers
> >Darren
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