Convert a Cvi panel into a ActiveX control with VC++

[ing99rim]

Hello,

I've developed a panel that aquires data from a PCI board, and used datasocket to make it work over a LAN. Now I want to place the reader application on a webpage:

1. I have allready made a panel in CVI 6.0, can I use Visual C++ to convert it into an ActiveX contol (.ocx), or do I have to build the panel from the start as an ActiveX control in C++? (I know there is a way to convert CVI developed code into the Visual C++ environment).

2. Is it true that a CVI panel ActiveX control on a webpage, can only have a poor interface if developed in C++, while if developed in VB it can have a much richer interface (knobs, slides etc) ?

PS! I don't have access to the Internet connectivity toolkit.

Thanks and
regards,

Roy Ivar Moe
Norwegian student

[Chris Matthews]

It's not true that Visual C++ will not develop rich featured ActiveX controls. You can do anything you can do in VB in Visual C++, it's usually just a lot harder. Technically, you can make an ActiveX control in Visual C++ that will have a CVI panel as the UI, but it will most likely be extremely difficult to figure out and program correctly.

We don't have any information on building ActiveX controls in Visual C++, but there is a lot of information in our manuals and our Knowledgebase on how to bring your CVI project into Visual C++. Here is one article that may help.

Best Regards,

Chris Matthews
National Instruments