The Browser (VBX and OCX) The Browser surfs the Web with the best of them. Linking on URL's, downloading and showing GIF and JPG images, are just a start.
Web Browser Control (16 bit VBX and 32 bit OCX)
The Web Browser control is a control that allows you to integrate a web browser into your applications. This is good for intranet applications and for the World Wide Web portion of the Internet. You can make a custom Browser with this control that has your buttons, logo, and URL coded into it.
This control lets you filter URL's so you can keep users from unwanted endless browsing on the Web. There is an event that tells your program when a non-html link has been encountered, so your users can retrieve whatever files you need from the web. Once the files are in the users local system they can be fed into other controls from your application.
We have built this control so you can determine the appearance of the browser you build. There are built in buttons for linking backward and forward. There are also actions for forward and back, as well as page up and down. The idea is to give you the flexibility you need so you can add animated buttons, image buttons, or even run it from touch screens.
This simple to use control includes: HTML ver 2.0 compatibility plus forms, check boxes, buttons, and more. Built in forward, backup, and stop buttons. Screening of URL's to stop unwanted Web browsing. Saves HTML files as ASCII text. (OCX only) Fires a non-HTML event to let you know that a file type has been encountered that requires a different player (WAV, AVI, XLS, DBF). This way you can download the files, hook up other controls, and use any data type from the Web. Status bar toggle. Enable Winsock option for local or TCP/IP use. Action properties for operation of the control from your own buttons or a program of you own design. No run time fee. Set Cache size.
Properties
CMD File Enter the file name and path for the command file html.hyp.
ContentType Contains the file type for non-HTML files after a non-HTMl link.
FilterUR Bool False = When the user clicks on a link go to it. True = When the user clicks on a link fire a link event.
( The URL property must be set from outside the control to actually branch to the URL.)
ForwardCaption Enter your caption into forward button.
Hide Scroll Bool True = Hide scroll bars. False = Show scroll bars.
IgnoreImages Bool True = Don't show images. False = Show images.
OutputFile Name of saved non-HTML temp file.
(VBX) Reload Bool False=Nothing. True=Reload the current HTML file.
(VBX) SaveFile Bool False=Nothing. True=Bring up file dialog to save the current HTML file.
ShowStatusBar Bool True = Show status bar on bottom of Browser window. False = hide status bar.
Status Status bar contents string.
StopCaption Enter your caption into Stop button.
URL Contains the current URL.
User1Caption Enter your caption into button 1.
User2Caption Enter your caption into button 2.
User3Caption Enter your caption into button 3.
UseWinsock Bool Enable to use Winsock and TCP/IP stack. Disable for local drive use only.
Events
Link A user precipitates a link.
Backup The link is a Backup link via the Backup key.
Forward The link is a forward link via the forward key.
User1 User defined button 1 was clicked.
User2 User defined button 2 was clicked.
User3 User defined button 2 was clicked.
Stop Stop button was clicked.
Status The Status has changed, read status from status property.
LostConnection The connection to the server is lost.
YouAreConnected The connection to the server is made.
Non HTML Link The link is to a non-HTML file.
Methods for OCX version
Reload Reload the current HTML file.
Save File Bring up a file dialog that allows the user to save the current HTML file.
Run Runs the control.
Westtown, PA - The hot market for software components is due to get hotter as V_Graph Inc. ships new controls for access to the Internet. These software components, Web Widgets, are available now for a retail price of $199. The Browser connects to the World Wide Web via Winsock and provides a live connection to any Web address around the world. Now developers who use OZONE, Visual C++, Semantec C++, Borland C++, Fox Pro, and Visual Basic, can provide Web browsing as part of applications they build.
Another Internet custom control in the V_Graph product line includes file transmission with the HTTP protocol. There is no run-time fee with these controls.
"The Browser software component can be integrated directly into custom applications." Said Rob Morris, President of V_Graph Inc. This approach gives developers and corporations control of Internet and intranet applications via the programming environments they already have, without spending months of coding and experimentation. Not to mention huge licensing fees. With these controls the Internet becomes a huge hard drive accessible from anywhere. Local files can also be used to mix CD-ROM and the Internet for people operating at modem speeds."
The Browser control interfaces to other programming environments via the properties and events, so function calls are not required. By setting just two properties (Winsock and URL) the host is contacted and the Browser VBX does its job. There are other properties that are used to fine tune the operation of the control to suit the task at hand.
The link event alerts the programming environment that the user initiated a hyperlink. The URL property then has the new URL for that link. This way developers follow and allow links as desired. The cache can be set, to any size. There are forward and backward buttons built in for browsing. There are also three user definable buttons that fire their own events for added flexibility. The Browser VBX notifies the system with a non-HTML file is downloaded so a player can be invoked by the programmer.
"Surfing the Web can be a bigger time sink than Doom" said Trip Denton, Vice president in charge of development at V_Graph, "So we have developed a way to control access to the Web through our Browser VBX." System administrators can now use the Web without fear of losing productivity from employees endlessly browsing the Web.
V_Graph Inc. has been developing leading edge software since 1986 with the first digital multimedia authoring software. OZONE is the first multi-view no code object oriented development environment, and now this VBX/OCX package is the first plug-in software component to give access to the Internet.
Does the control work with TCP/IP? Yes but you need your own stack and dialer.
Can I use files on the local drive, or only get files over the net? You can use both local files and files from the net.
What are the restrictions to using the control? Beside the normal copyright restrictions we restrict you from using these controls to make a competing product. Otherwise you are on your own to use it as you like in your applications.
How large can the cache be? You can set the cache to be whatever size your hard drive can hold.
