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Why do I want to download the Microsoft VM and control CAB files?
If you are running a corporate Intranet and you intend to use Visual Basic built ActiveX controls in web-lications, you may want to consider hosting the VBVM and base controls locally. This enables your Intranet users to have faster download times of VB built controls. CAB downloads would stay within the LAN, removing the latency of standard Internet connections and proxy servers. Where should I put these CAB files? Place the CAB files on a server that is accessable to the entire LAN. The CAB files must be accessable from a URL or UNC path. In an Intranet environment you should use a single Intranet URL to reduce file replication and allow better administration. Ideally, all developers on your Intranet will use the same URL. How do I point web pages to the Intranet CAB files? The easy way to reference Intranet CAB files is by using the Application Setup Wizard, supplied with Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition. When you build a control and prepare it for deployment, use the Setup Wizard to create a download file for your control. The Setup Wizard allows you to choose Microsoft's Web site as a source for CAB files, or to supply them from your own Intranet server. The default setting is to use Microsoft as the source, so you must take explicit action to point at your server. The Setup Wizard embeds the path to your local server into the control download file. Download the VBVM and Base Control CAB FilesEach of these files have been digitally signed by Microsoft and may be freely downloaded. Check here periodically for new and updated CAB files.Important! Choose "Save to Disk" option when prompted during the CAB file download. Choosing "Open it" will install the CAB to on machine rather than copy it whole.
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