activex container for silvelight

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I want to create an ActiveX control that contain Silverlight (.xap), Is this possible/sensible and does anyone have an sample code for this?

so, that after converting that ActiveX (.ocx) into .cab file , silverlight (.xap) can be installed via web browser.

Posted 18-Feb-11 1:02am

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Updated 18-Feb-11 1:03am

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Sandeep Mewara · Answer 1 · 2011-02-18T03:55:00

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What's the point of having ActiveX and Silverlight together?

If you know, how Silverlight works and XAP gets downloaded, you can understand in a way they are similar but Silverlight is far more better as it is cross-browser (whereas ActiveX are not)

Having a silverlight page will automatically trigger the download of XAP and install that on the web-browser. Further, there are security concerns with ActiveX and one need to sign it in order to mark it safe.

Posted 18-Feb-11 3:55am

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C party 19-Feb-11 1:35am

hi,,
I have a .xap file of silver light player, currently this is directly load in to the site n' silver-light player is available . BUT ,
i want to use an active X control(.cab) to load silver-light player in website , so user have to first allow the active X control to load n' then active X control(.cab) loads a silver-light player(.xap)..

if u have any idea then, pls help me.

#realJSOP · Answer 2 · 2011-02-18T04:00:00

Solution 2

I'm with Sandeep on this. It's pointless, which means it's not sensible. Silverlight is a web technology and is hosted by a web site. You don't "install" xap files on a desktop.

Posted 18-Feb-11 4:00am

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C party 19-Feb-11 1:35am

hi,,
I have a .xap file of silver light player, currently this is directly load in to the site n' silver-light player is available . BUT ,
i want to use an active X control(.cab) to load silver-light player in website , so user have to first allow the active X control to load n' then active X control(.cab) loads a silver-light player(.xap)..

if u have any idea then, pls help me.