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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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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=111274718-18111999> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
Ben Berck [mailto:BBerck@ESPS.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 18, 1999
6:23 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'xml-dev@ic.ac.uk'<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></BODY></HTML>