Thread: Playing C++ games online?

Originally posted by ventsyV
So in two words: C++ does not run on web pages.
That was more than 2 words but... .
By the way, using typos and/or sms type of abreviations is not cool at all. It is difficult for the others to understand. Using them does not make u cool . If you want to learn something about the hacker's culture check out this:
http://www.l0t3k.org/biblio/hacking/...ker-howto.html
Stay cool !
p.s
I am just trying to help here. No hard feelings OK ?

That's actually 7 words......

I wasn't trying to be "cool", or "narly", or whatever. I just had the urge to do it....and no, I don't do everything I have an urge for either.....

Originally posted by Fordy
>>So in two words: C++ does not run on web pages.

Rubbish! And I count more than 2 words in that statement!!

If you code an active component in C++ you can create instances and call members using a scripting language....therefore, the code I write in C++ can be executed on a web page

Except for those who don't use Windows, or those who don't use IE, or those who have ActiveX disabled, or those who are unwilling to download native code that can do ANYTHING on their PC just to run some game inside a web browser (if I download native code, I want it to run as standalone, damnit! ), or those...


ActiveX is evil!

Originally posted by CornedBee
Except for those who don't use Windows, or those who don't use IE, or those who have ActiveX disabled, or those who are unwilling to download native code that can do ANYTHING on their PC just to run some game inside a web browser (if I download native code, I want it to run as standalone, damnit! ), or those...


ActiveX is evil!

I said nothing about platforms, applications or security......He said that you couldt run your C++ code within a web page.....I showed how you could

ActiveX is pretty evil....but that doesnt mean it doenst work!

Yeah, right...

But applets are still better.

I always hated applets...anything I tried to do with them was a pain!.......if I wanted something graphical with user input, I'd use Flash these days....

In principal I like the idea of ActiveX in web coding .....but the amount of risks it creates is huge in practice...and the fact that it's specific to 1 browser and not ported to other platforms means it isnt great for web coding unless you have a very specific target

I don't like Flash very much, I'd much prefer seeing a proper SVG implementation to play with.

Originally posted by CornedBee
I don't like Flash very much, I'd much prefer seeing a proper SVG implementation to play with.

Flash is OK if it's used right...and done right.

ActiveX components can be created with any compiler that can create create 32 bit windows executables.

For the MIDL part (Interface Definitions), you need a seperate tool.....

It is possible to create ActiveX without VC++ (I can show you links on the web where they are creating COM components with assembler!), but without MFC or ATL it's very, very difficult

A search @ MSDN (or even Google) will reveal what you ask...

MFC - Microsoft Foundation Classes - a C++ wrapper library around the widows API. Has some nifty classes for building COM and ActiveX components. Needs MFC runtime to work, but if you have a high enough version of VC++, then you can statically link the runtime to your app/component - this is a bit bloaty though

ATL - Active Template Library (this is what it has been called, but Microsoft has a habit of changing abbreviations to support whatever it's touting at the time) - A C++ Template library used to create COM componets. Like MFC, but only for COM and makes componets much leaner and more powerful than MFC does.

Both come with VC++

Originally posted by ventsyV
I did not ment to be harsh on you. Just some people (like me) are a bit of with the abbreviations ...

No sweat, I'm sorry for jumpin' on you.....it wasn't a great day that day....