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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 Sample Link 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.

Active Channels

Task Links    Location
IChannelMgr::AddChannelShortcut Adding an Active Channel to the channel pane.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Information Delivery API Reference.
IChannelMgr::AddChannelShortcut Adding an channel category to the channel pane.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Information Delivery API Reference.
CDF Channel Definition Format (CDF) Reference    Delivering Content to the Web, CDF Reference for Active Channels.
Creating a channel Creating an Active Channel.    Delivering Content to the Web, Creating Active Channels.
See XML Extensible Markup Language (XML)    See Extensible Markup Language (XML).
Features Features.    Delivering Content to the Web, Creating Active Channels.
Hit Logging APIs Hit Logging APIs    Internet Tools and Technologies, Hit Logging API.
CDF Generator Microsoft CDF Generator    Delivering Content to the Web, Microsoft CDF Generator.

Active Desktop

Task Links    Location
Adding an Item Adding an Active Desktop item.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Active Desktop Interface.
Create a Desktop Item Creating a desktop item    Delivering Content to the Web, Creating Active Desktop Items.
Enumerating Items Enumerating Active Desktop items.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Active Desktop Interface.
Interface Overview Overview of the IActiveDesktop interface.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Active Desktop Interface.

Active Documents

Task Links    Location
Creating an Active Document server Creating an Active Document server.    Component Development, Programming an Active Document Server.
Hosting Hosting    Component Development, Programming an Active Document Container.

ActiveX Controls

Task Links    Location
Access ActiveX control in CAB Access an ActiveX Control that is stored in a .cab file.    Component Development, Packaging ActiveX Controls.
Identify General Capabilities Component categories, Using to identify general capabilities.    Component Development, COM Objects for the Internet.
Identify Safety Features Component categories, Using to identify safety features.    Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls.
Initialization Initialization, identifying the ActiveX Control as safe for.    Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls.
Creating a LPK File License package (.lpk) file, Creating.    Component Development, Licensing ActiveX Controls.
How do I Licensing, Supporting design-time licensing.    Component Development, Licensing ActiveX Controls.
How do I Licensing, Supporting run-time licensing.    Component Development, Licensing ActiveX Controls.
How do I Navigating to a hyperlink target.    Component Developmet, Hyperlinks.
How do I OLE Automation control (.ocx), Converting to ActiveX.    Component Development, Introduction to ActiveX Controls.
How do I OLE interfaces that should supported.    Component Development, Introduction to ActiveX Controls.
Efficient Download Packaging an ActiveX Control for efficient download.    Component Development, Packaging ActiveX Controls.
How do I Packaging an ActiveX Control in a .cab file.    Component Development, Packaging ActiveX Controls.
How do I Persistent data, storing.    Component Development, COM Objects for the Internet.
How do I Progressive data-retrieval, Supporting.    Component Development, COM Objects for the Internet.
Identify Safety Features Safety features, Identifying safety features using Component categories.    Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls.
Identify Safety Features Safety features, Identifying safety features using IObjectSafety.    Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls.
How do I Scripting, Identify the ActiveX Control as safe for.    Component Development, Safe Initialization and Scripting for ActiveX Controls.
How do I Test certificate, Creating.    Component Development, Packaging ActiveX Controls.
How do I Threading, Supporting in an ActiveX Control.    Component Development, Introduction to ActiveX Controls.

ActiveX Scripting

Task Links    Location
Scripting Host Scripting host, Creating.    Component Development, ActiveX Scripting Hosts.
Scripting Engine Scripting engine, Creating.    Component Development, ActiveX Scripting Engines.

Authentication

Task Links    Location
Using WinInet Using Win32 Internet functions.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview.

Caching

See Internet Cache.

Cabinet (CAB) Files

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.

Channel Definition Format (CDF)

Task Links    Location
CDF Channel Definition Format (CDF) Reference    Delivering Content to the Web, CDF Reference for Active Channels.
CDF Generator Microsoft CDF Generator    Delivering Content to the Web, Microsoft CDF Generator.
See XML Extensible Markup Language (XML)    See Extensible Markup Language (XML).
See Software Distribution Channels Software Distribution Channels    See Software Distribution Channels.

Channels

See Active Channels.

Chat Control

See Microsoft Chat Control.

Common Controls

Task Links    Location
Rebar Control bar (rebar), Implementing in an application.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Rebar Controls.
Custom Draw Drawing, Controlling drawing of a common control.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Custom Draw.

Connecting to the Internet

Task Links    Location
Using WinInet Using the Win 32 Internet functions.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview.

Downloading Internet Resources

Task Links    Location
Using URLMON Using a URL Moniker.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview.
Using WinInet for FTP Using Win32 Internet functions for a FTP Resource.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview.
Using WinInet for HTTP Using Win32 Internet functions for an HTTP Resource.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview.

Dynamic HTML

Task Links    Location
Creating Multimedia Effects Creating multimedia effects using Filters.    Dynamic HTML, Filters and Transitions.
Embedding Fonts Embedding fonts into a Web page.    Dynamic HTML, Font Embedding.
Event Handlers Event handlers.    Dynamic HTML, Understanding the Event Model.
Manipulating Text Manipulating text in an HTML document.    Dynamic HTML, Dynamic Content.
Programming with C/C++ Programming the Document Object Model from C/C++    Internet Tools and Technologies, Programming the Document Object Model from C/C++.
Publishing Data Publishing data on an HTML page without using complex server-side scripts.    Dynamic HTML, Data Binding.
How do I specify precise positioning and layering information on HTML elements?    Dynamic HTML, Positioning.

Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Task Links    Location
XML Information Information and related links.    External Web site, http://www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder/standards/xml/External link.
XML Object Model Object model.    Internet Tools and Technologies, XML Object Model.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Task Links    Location
Overview Overview of the Win32 Internet API's FTP functions.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Reference.

Internet Cache

Task Links    Location
Cache Container Creating a cache container.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Cache Container Tool (Cdcache.exe).
Create Entry Creating a cache entry.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview.
Enumerate Cache Enumerating the cache.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview.
Retrieving information Retrieving cache entry information.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview.

Microsoft Chat Control

Task Links    Location
Client Web Page Chat client Web page, Creating.    Component Library, Microsoft Chat Control 1.1 Visual Basic Overview.
Configure UI User interface, Configuring.    Component Library, Microsoft Chat Control 1.1 Visual Basic Overview.
Send Messages Sending messages and data in a chat room.    Component Library, Microsoft Chat Control 1.1 Visual Basic Overview.

MIME

Task Links    Location
MIME Detection Detection by Internet Explorer 4.0.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview.

Open Software Description (OSD)

Task Links    Location
See XML Extensible Markup Language (XML)    See Extensible Markup Language (XML).
OSD Information Information and related links.    External Web site, http://www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder/standards/osd/External link.

Profile Assistant

Task Links    Location
Introduction Introduction    Delivering Content to the Web, Profile Assistant.
Using Using the Profile Assistant    Delivering Content to the Web, Profile Assistant.

Redistribution

Task Links    Location
Redistribution 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.
Minimal Install Using the Minimal Installation Package    Internet Tools and Technologies, Licensing and Distribution.

Security Zones

See URL Security Zones.

Software Distribution Channels

Task Links    Location
Creating Creating a software distribution channel    Delivering Content to the Web, Creating Software Distribution Channels.
OSD Extensions CDF, Extensions for Software Distribution channels.    Delivering Content to the Web, CDF Extensions for Software Distribution Channels.
OSD Open Software Description (OSD)    See .
Software Distribution Channel APIs Software Distribution Channel APIs.    Delivering Content to the Web, Software Distribution Channel APIs.

Tabular Data Control (TDC)

Task Links    Location
Dynamic Filtering Dynamic Filtering, Supporting dynamic filtering of tabular data on a Web page.    Component Library, Microsoft Tabular Data Control.
Dynamic Sorting Dynamic Sorting, Supporting dynamic sorting of tabular data on a Web page.    Component Library, Microsoft Tabular Data Control.
How do I Using in a Web page?    Component Library, Microsoft Tabular Data Control.

Taskbar

Task Links    Location
Adding an Icon Adding an icon.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Taskbar.

Task Scheduler

Task Links    Location
How do I add an application to the list of scheduled tasks?    Internet Tools and Techonologies, About the Task Scheduler.

URL Security Zones

Task Links    Location
Default Zones Default URL Security Zones    Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview.
Handling Handling URL Security Zones    Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview.
Overview Overview    Internet Tools and Technologies, Monikers, URLs, Security Zones, and Pluggable Protocols Overview.

Web Browser Control

Task Links    Location
Use WebBrowser with C/C++ Adding Internet browsing functionality to an application using C/C++.    Internet Tools and Techonologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control.
Use WebBrowser with VB Adding Internet browsing functionality to an application using Visual Basic.    Internet Tools and Techonologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control
Changing Fonts Changing fonts.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control.
Controlling Control an instance of Internet Explorer from my application/    Internet Tools and Technologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control.
Printing (C/C++) Printing Web pages (C/C++).    Internet Tools and Technologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control.
Printing (VB) Printing Web pages (Visual Basic).    Internet Tools and Technologies, Reusing the WebBrowser Control.

Windows Shell

Task Links    Location
How do I Creating a band that can be viewed on the shell's taskbar.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Band Objects.
Creating a Shell Name Space Creating a shell name space extension.    Internet Tools and Technologies, Shell Namespace.


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