"Anders W. Gj?re" <anderswg@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I'm trying to make a web page that gathers data from different web
> servers using JavaScript and ActiveX.
>
>
> I have tried to make an ActiveX in c# .NET,
> but I get an error message when I try to connect to the remote server
> with my ActiveX control.
> "Request for the permission of type
> System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission, mscorlib,
> Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
> failed."
>
>
> Is it possible to add some security-features to my ActiveX, or is the
> only way to grant trust on all clients?
> Will an ActiveX made in VB6 have the same restrictions?
> Is there any other way to retrieve data from multiple different
> servers into one web page? (both GET and POST requests)
>
>
> mvh
> Anders W. Gjære

"Nicole Calinoiu" <nicolec@somewhere.net> wrote in message news:<eLpQ629bEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> Anders,
>
> Since you haven't mentioned exactly what your code is doing when the
> exception is raised, it's a wee bit difficult to even begin to guess what
> permission is being denied. That said, using an ActiveX control might be
> overkill if you merely need to make HTTP requests to multiple servers from
> within one page. Have you considered using frames or iframes instead?
>

"Anders W. Gj?re" <anderswg@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Nicole Calinoiu" <nicolec@somewhere.net> wrote in message
> news:<eLpQ629bEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
>> Anders,
>>
>> Since you haven't mentioned exactly what your code is doing when the
>> exception is raised, it's a wee bit difficult to even begin to guess what
>> permission is being denied. That said, using an ActiveX control might be
>> overkill if you merely need to make HTTP requests to multiple servers
>> from
>> within one page. Have you considered using frames or iframes instead?
>>
>
> Yes, I tried to use javascript to control a frame or iframe, but when
> the frame enters a different domain, i have no access to the
> frame-object anymore.
>
> The main purpose is to access a few different webservers, and present
> the result on one page.
>
>
> ex:
>
> alert(myFrame.document.form1.innerHTML); // <- this line works fine
> myFrame.location = "http://www.somedomain.com";
> // maybe wait for page to be redirected
> // and when loaded:
> alert(myFrame.document.form1.innerHTML); // <- this line gives me an
> "Access is denied" exception
>
> I have also tried to use MSXML2.XMLHTTP and similar:
>
> var xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP");
> xmlhttp.open("GET", "http://www.somedomain.com", false);
> xmlhttp.send();
>
> But this gives me an "Permission denied" exception.
>
>
> So my thoughts was if i could make an ActiveX that were thrusted by
> the browser to access remote servers, it would work.
>
> Or is there a way to programaticly add a website to the "Trusted
> zone", giving the user a question if he/she wants to approve the code?
>
> anders