HTML and C# in MCE.

[euss]

Hi.

I've an app in C# and I have to see it from MCE, I try with a tag <object> in HTML, but don't work. I'm grateful for any help.

[Ignorance]

We need more information. What TYPE of C# project did you make? Is it an ActiveX control? Or is it just a normal Windows application?

I don't know a great deal about the .NET web archatecture, but I do know that you can't just run any app in Internet Explorer. Look up information on how to make controls and applications for a web page - when you start the project, Visual Studio should even write the webpage for you so you can test it properly.

As a rule, most applications in MCE are written with an ActiveX control running in an HTML page and - if needed - a background addin in Media Center itself.

[euss]

Thanks, Ignorance for the reply.

Well I have to make a application to control sockets, this is the part in C#. I can make a addin and work good in MCE but I need that one look like an HTML for MCE ( full screen ).What I can do for this??

Regards.

[Ignorance]

'Control Sockets' - you mean your writing an application that communicates on TCP/IP? Well - remember that I've never done this because I dislike writing code in C# - I'd suggest you take your code, start a new project (this time a 'Web Control Library') and turn your application into a web control. You SHOULD then be able to use this from an HTML application.

Otherwise, you'd have to write something with ActiveX (use the MFC classes, they are the easiest to work with for this sort of thing) and make an ActiveX control that interacts with your C# program by using messages or TCP/IP.

When it comes to making your HTML LOOK like MCE, that's a lot of fun. You can take a look at how some other people have done it (My Movies and mceWeather are excellent examples, I've tried with NowShowing) and basically copy them - they are all based on the Media Center SDK samples anyway, but use their own graphics.

[euss]

ActiveX this sounds very complicated, some good example to begin?
Is there any source code of an application for MCE make this form??

[Ignorance]

I still don't understand what you are DOING, so I couldn't tell you. But you can look at the standard examples that come with the MCE SDK.

ActiveX controls are very easy to write once you know some of the little things to be aware of. All you do to add a new function is right-click in the class-view and say 'Add Member' or 'Add Property' and bang - you're done. They aren't that complicated, really.

It takes all of 1 minute to get a basic control up and running with Visual Studio 2005, and basically the same thing with the earlier editions. The MFC takes care of almost everything you need. It's how I do all my more advanced stuff in MCE.