Using Internet Explorer 4.0 Channels

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Goal
To combine the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack with the new technology delivered in Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 to deliver the most current information from your site to your customer's desktop.
Components
Windows NT Server 4.0; Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0; Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0; Active Server Pages (ASP)
Environment
Internet

Using Internet Explorer 4.0 Channels

Multimedia Demonstration

Basic Process

  1. Use Visual Interdev to create a user interface that enables customers to select Internet Explorer 4.0 channels.
  2. Use Visual Interdev to write the ASP code that creates a channel definition format (CDF) file. This is the file from which Internet Explorer 4.0 gleans information about a channel.

Result

When customers using Internet Explorer 4.0 select a link to find out about available channels on your site, they are able to select an install a new channel on the Active Desktop. So, when the channel has new information, the Active Desktop informs customers of of the new content, which they peruse at their leisure.

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