Microsoft Web Browser

[Guest]

Hi,
I am using VS .NET 2003 and I have a .NET Windows Forms application in C++
..Net.

I want to add a web browser control on one of the forms. This is how I am
currently doing it:

1. Added the COM component Microsoft web browser to the form. This
actually generate a couple of wrapper Dll's AxInterop.SHDocVw.dll and
Interop.SHDocVw.dll.
Everything works fine and I can navigate the HTML document using the control .

However, I need to deploy these two additional DLL's AxInterop.SHDocVw.dll
and Interop.SHDocVw.dll in order for the application to work at runtime. I
am not completely sure if these two Dll's can be redistributed? Can I
redistribute these Dll's with my application installer OR I can't?

Let me know

Thanks,
Neelay

 

[Charles Law]

Hi Neelay

Whilst this is not a definitive answer, I would be almost certain that you
_can_ distribute these files.

HTH

Charles

 

[Marc Gravell]

That would be my understanding as well; they are, after all, simply wrapper
APIs - they don't contain the acctual "meat" of IE itself. I guess that is
one major advantage of PIAs and pre-generated wrappers like WebBroswer (in
2.0) - it is much clearer that these are /intended/ to be redistributable.

Marc

 

[GhostInAK]

Hello Neelay,

These Interop wrappers are generated by VS when you make reference to COM
controls. So the answer to your question is: Yes. You may redistribute
them with your application without fear of the men in black helicopters gunning
you down.

-Boo