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class=111274718-18111999>>Thanks for clarifying. We have been hearing
loud and clear that people want a version of MSXML.DLL that does not depend on
any IE4 stuff. MSXML >depends on IE4 because it uses IE's cool
multilanguage support (MLANG) and networking components (WININET, URLMON).
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=111274718-18111999>If you dont want any
IE4 stuff but you want the similar interfaces then ActiveDOM ( VCXML )
is probably your answer for now: </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:clovett@microsoft.com" title=clovett@microsoft.com>Chris
Lovett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:BBerck@ESPS.com"
title=BBerck@ESPS.com>'Ben Berck'</A> ; <A href="mailto:'xml-dev@ic.ac.uk'"
title=xml-dev@ic.ac.uk>'xml-dev@ic.ac.uk'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 18, 1999 6:49
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Clarification on "Burnt by
MSXML.DLL"</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=111274718-18111999>Thanks for clarifying. We have been hearing
loud and clear that people want a version of MSXML.DLL that does not depend on
any IE4 stuff. MSXML depends on IE4 because it uses IE's cool
multilanguage support (MLANG) and networking components (WININET,
URLMON). </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=111274718-18111999> </SPAN>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Ben Berck [<A
href="mailto:BBerck@ESPS.com">mailto:BBerck@ESPS.com</A>]<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, November 18, 1999 6:23 AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:'xml-dev@ic.ac.uk'">'xml-dev@ic.ac.uk'</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
Clarification on "Burnt by MSXML.DLL"<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<P><FONT size=2>In a previous message, I wrote:</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>>>We have been burnt with relying on MSXML.DLL.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>To clarify, the "Pre-DOM" C++ XML Parser seems to work
fine. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>However, this requires that our clients have a particular
version of IE installed on their machines. My company's tech support
staff are constantly getting calls about why something doesn't work.
Their problem is they don't have an MSXML.DLL on their system!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>The answer is: </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>"You have to have
IE4, SP1 installed." This seems to upset a lot of our corporate
clients, who have chosen Netscape as their browser, and they don't want to
have anybody installing newer versions of IE.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Hence, "burnt."</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>SIDE NOTE:</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>In another project, I'm
now using the IE5 DOM and have found it very easy to use, especially with
the VC++ 6.0 #import feature of the DLL. My only complaint is that the error
messages returned are almost always
E_FAIL.</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>