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This list contains a number of useful tasks that can be accomplished using the Internet Client SDK. The tasks are divided by subjects and include links to the section it is found in and the actual document. To link to information on a particular task, click the
to the left of the task. If the specific task you are interested in is not covered in this list, you should investigate the documentation in the sections that have similar questions or that cover the general topic you are interested in.
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Adding an Active Channel to the channel pane. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Information Delivery API Reference. | ||
| Adding an channel category to the channel pane. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Information Delivery API Reference. | ||
| Channel Definition Format (CDF) Reference | Delivering Content to the Web, CDF Reference for Active Channels. | ||
| Creating an Active Channel. | Delivering Content to the Web, Creating Active Channels. | ||
| Extensible Markup Language (XML) | See Extensible Markup Language (XML). | ||
| Features. | Delivering Content to the Web, Creating Active Channels. | ||
| Hit Logging APIs | Internet Tools and Technologies, Hit Logging API. | ||
| Microsoft CDF Generator | Delivering Content to the Web, Microsoft CDF Generator. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Adding an Active Desktop item. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Active Desktop Interface. | ||
| Creating a desktop item | Delivering Content to the Web, Creating Active Desktop Items. | ||
| Enumerating Active Desktop items. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Active Desktop Interface. | ||
| Overview of the IActiveDesktop interface. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Active Desktop Interface. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Creating an Active Document server. | Component Development, Programming an Active Document Server. | ||
| Hosting | Component Development, Programming an Active Document Container. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Access an ActiveX Control that is stored in a .cab file. | Component Development, Packaging ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Component categories, Using to identify general capabilities. | Component Development, COM Objects for the Internet. | ||
| Component categories, Using to identify safety features. | Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Initialization, identifying the ActiveX Control as safe for. | Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls. | ||
| License package (.lpk) file, Creating. | Component Development, Licensing ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Licensing, Supporting design-time licensing. | Component Development, Licensing ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Licensing, Supporting run-time licensing. | Component Development, Licensing ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Navigating to a hyperlink target. | Component Developmet, Hyperlinks. | ||
| OLE Automation control (.ocx), Converting to ActiveX. | Component Development, Introduction to ActiveX Controls. | ||
| OLE interfaces that should supported. | Component Development, Introduction to ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Packaging an ActiveX Control for efficient download. | Component Development, Packaging ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Packaging an ActiveX Control in a .cab file. | Component Development, Packaging ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Persistent data, storing. | Component Development, COM Objects for the Internet. | ||
| Progressive data-retrieval, Supporting. | Component Development, COM Objects for the Internet. | ||
| Safety features, Identifying safety features using Component categories. | Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Safety features, Identifying safety features using IObjectSafety. | Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Scripting, Identify the ActiveX Control as safe for. | Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Test certificate, Creating. | Component Development, Packaging ActiveX Controls. | ||
| Threading, Supporting in an ActiveX Control. | Component Development, Introduction to ActiveX Controls. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Scripting host, Creating. | Component Development, ActiveX Scripting Hosts. | ||
| Scripting engine, Creating. | Component Development, ActiveX Scripting Engines. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Using Win32 Internet functions. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview. |
See Internet Cache.
See the CAB SDK, which is available as a self-extracting executable in the \bin directory of the Internet Client SDK. See CAB Development for more information.
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Channel Definition Format (CDF) Reference | Delivering Content to the Web, CDF Reference for Active Channels. | ||
| Microsoft CDF Generator | Delivering Content to the Web, Microsoft CDF Generator. | ||
| Extensible Markup Language (XML) | See Extensible Markup Language (XML). | ||
| Software Distribution Channels | See Software Distribution Channels. |
See Active Channels.
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Control bar (rebar), Implementing in an application. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Rebar Controls. | ||
| Drawing, Controlling drawing of a common control. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Custom Draw. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Using the Win 32 Internet functions. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Using a URL Moniker. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview. | ||
| Using Win32 Internet functions for a FTP Resource. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview. | ||
| Using Win32 Internet functions for an HTTP Resource. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Creating multimedia effects using Filters. | Dynamic HTML, Filters and Transitions. | ||
| Embedding fonts into a Web page. | Dynamic HTML, Font Embedding. | ||
| Event handlers. | Dynamic HTML, Understanding the Event Model. | ||
| Manipulating text in an HTML document. | Dynamic HTML, Dynamic Content. | ||
| Programming the Document Object Model from C/C++ | Internet Tools and Technologies, Programming the Document Object Model from C/C++. | ||
| Publishing data on an HTML page without using complex server-side scripts. | Dynamic HTML, Data Binding. | ||
| specify precise positioning and layering information on HTML elements? | Dynamic HTML, Positioning. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Information and related links. | External Web site, http://www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder/standards/xml/ |
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| Object model. | Internet Tools and Technologies, XML Object Model. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Overview of the Win32 Internet API's FTP functions. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Reference. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Creating a cache container. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Cache Container Tool (Cdcache.exe). | ||
| Creating a cache entry. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview. | ||
| Enumerating the cache. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview. | ||
| Retrieving cache entry information. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Chat client Web page, Creating. | Component Library, Microsoft Chat Control 1.1 Visual Basic Overview. | ||
| User interface, Configuring. | Component Library, Microsoft Chat Control 1.1 Visual Basic Overview. | ||
| Sending messages and data in a chat room. | Component Library, Microsoft Chat Control 1.1 Visual Basic Overview. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Detection by Internet Explorer 4.0. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Extensible Markup Language (XML) | See Extensible Markup Language (XML). | ||
| Information and related links. | External Web site, http://www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder/standards/osd/ |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Introduction | Delivering Content to the Web, Profile Assistant. | ||
| Using the Profile Assistant | Delivering Content to the Web, Profile Assistant. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Redistribution of Microsoft Internet Explorer technologies, such as the WebBrowser control, WININET.DLL, URLMON.DLL, or COMCTL32.DLL. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Licensing and Distribution. | ||
| Using the Minimal Installation Package | Internet Tools and Technologies, Licensing and Distribution. |
See URL Security Zones.
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Creating a software distribution channel | Delivering Content to the Web, Creating Software Distribution Channels. | ||
| CDF, Extensions for Software Distribution channels. | Delivering Content to the Web, CDF Extensions for Software Distribution Channels. | ||
| Open Software Description (OSD) | See . | ||
| Software Distribution Channel APIs. | Delivering Content to the Web, Software Distribution Channel APIs. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Dynamic Filtering, Supporting dynamic filtering of tabular data on a Web page. | Component Library, Microsoft Tabular Data Control. | ||
| Dynamic Sorting, Supporting dynamic sorting of tabular data on a Web page. | Component Library, Microsoft Tabular Data Control. | ||
| Using in a Web page? | Component Library, Microsoft Tabular Data Control. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Adding an icon. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Taskbar. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| add an application to the list of scheduled tasks? | Internet Tools and Techonologies, About the Task Scheduler. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Default URL Security Zones | Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview. | ||
| Handling URL Security Zones | Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview. | ||
| Overview | Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Adding Internet browsing functionality to an application using C/C++. | Internet Tools and Techonologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control. | ||
| Adding Internet browsing functionality to an application using Visual Basic. | Internet Tools and Techonologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control | ||
| Changing fonts. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control. | ||
| Control an instance of Internet Explorer from my application/ | Internet Tools and Technologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control. | ||
| Printing Web pages (C/C++). | Internet Tools and Technologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control. | ||
| Printing Web pages (Visual Basic). | Internet Tools and Technologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control. |
| Task | Links | Location | |
| Creating a band that can be viewed on the shell's taskbar. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Band Objects. | ||
| Creating a shell name space extension. | Internet Tools and Technologies, Shell Namespace. |
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