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Re: Embedding applications into widgets. [message #31165 is a reply to message #31024]

Fri, 07 June 2002 05:28

ronn
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in article 902633c3.0206060730.29344abb@posting.google.com, Luciano at
lucianor@sinectis.com.ar wrote on 6/6/02 11:30 AM:

> Hello,
> I have maybe a dummy question, hope someone can help:
> I would like to know how can I embed an external application window
> (for example 'iexplore.exe') into my IDL base widget. By this I mean
> that this application should appear at a predefined position inside my
> widget, close itself when I destroy the widget, etc. I can open the
> application without problem with the 'Spawn' command, but of course it
> appears in its own space, outside from the widget and does not close
> itself when I destroy the widget. Maybe I can use something like the
> widget hierarchy to tell this application that its parent is my base
> widget, but I don't know how to do that or if it's even possible.
> Thank you.
>
> Luciano.
Hi Luciano,

You would need to use the new WIDGET_ACTIVEX function in IDL5.5. I have
used it a few times with great success.

If you don't have 5.5 then I don't think it is possible...

-Ronn

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