Mozilla ActiveX Control for hosting Plug-ins Adam Lock Want to generate a CAB file for the plugin host control? First off you need the Cabinet SDK and the signing tools: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dncabsdk/html/cabdl.asp http://msdn.microsoft.com/MSDN-FILES/027/000/219/codesign.exe More informative blurb about signing is here: http://www.verisign.com/support/tlc/codesign/install.html Please don't email me questions about signing since I'm just following the instructions in these links. Install the CAB and signing tools somewhere and edit the line in makecab.bat to specify the correct PATH to these programs. Next build the pluginhostctrl.dll (e.g. from the ReleaseMinSize target) and type makecab ..\ReleaseMinSize\pluginhostctrl.dll This produces pluginhostctrl.cab which you can place on a webserver somewhere so IE can download it when it's specified in the tag, e.g. The makecab script automatically signs the CAB file with a TEST CERTIFICATE. YOu will be prompted to create or enter a password - just make one up and remember it. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE CAB FILES SIGNED WITH THE TEST CERTIFICATE!!!! If you want to sign the CAB file with a real certificate, run makecab like this: makecab ..\ReleaseMinSize\pluginhostctrl.dll xx.cer xx.key xx.spc Where xx.* files are your real certificate, key and your software publisher certificate. If you don't have a real certificate you need to visit somewhere like Verisign and buy one. There is a sample verify.htm page that you may load in IE to see if the control installs and runs correctly. STILL TO DO: o Figure out what's wrong with pluginhostctrl.inf that stops atl.dll from installing. For the time being atl.dll is commented out of the .inf file which means it won't be installed and the plugin won't work if its not installed already. o Script is untested with a real key/cert/spc but should work.