.net equivalent of java applet

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Andy Fish

Hi,

I have a web-based application and some of the UI I want to
incorporate is just too complicated for javascript. Instead of using a
Java Applet, I would like to have the user download a .net assembly
containing a form and run that in a browser.

I'm happy for the form to run in an applet-like sandbox (cannot write
to local hard disk, can only talk to the server it came from etc).
What I don't want is for the user to have to install an application
(which is then shown in add/remove programs) or for the user to have
to tweak some complex .net security settings for it to work.

I get the impression from reading the high-level .net documentation
that this is what it's designed for, but most of the .net-based
downloads I can find are for full installing executables.

I tried wahoo from www.sellsbrothers.com but even that comes with a
whole screenfull of small print about how it runs with full trust
permissions (and I still couldn't get it to work). Anyhow, the link is
to an exe file so how is a user supposed to trust a .exe download?

I'd really appreciate any examples of this kind of modus operandi, or
documentation/discussion on how it's supposed to work and whether it
actually does so

Many thanks in advance

Andy
 
permissions (and I still couldn't get it to work). Anyhow, the link is
to an exe file so how is a user supposed to trust a .exe download?
Click to expand...

Most times they don't need to download it. The EXE will be run inside IE
(IE will host the CLR with the right permissions).

-Mike
MVP
 
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