Can anyone tell me what the Active X Controls do? My client has an issue
with downloading the Active X controls to every users' desktop. Instead, we
have them downloaded to a Citrix server installation of Microsoft Project and
our users are virtually accessing the installation of Project via the Citrix
server. They are getting authentication errors & their user accounts are
fine. I'm wondering if not having a desktop install with the Active X
Controls is causing this issue & would like more info, if anyone has it.
Thanks!
Hi Michelle,
It sounds like the ActiveX controls are not installed for the user
profiles on the Citrix Server when they access PWA.
But to answer your question...
ActiveX Controls are installed and used to add additional functionality
For example, the PWA ActiveX Controls provide the following controls:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e3b9bdf7-e4a9-
4d95-bf0f-ceb0a06f19d6&DisplayLang=en
pj11xxxc.dll - (where xxx is the abbreviation for your language)
Contains strings and bitmaps used by the grid and the text
converter.
pjres11c.dll - Loads strings and bitmaps from the resource
dynamic-link libraries (DLLs).
pjtextconv11.dll - Converts raw numeric data into strings, and
vice-versa.
pjcalendar11.ocx - Provides a drop-down calendar for picking
dates.
pjgrid11.ocx - Displays task details, the timesheet, and the Gantt
Chart.
pjoutlook11.ocx - Pulls task and calendar entries from Microsoft
Outlook and converts them into Active X Data Objects (ADO) record
sets that the grid can interpret. This control warns the user
before it reads data from Outlook. It cannot be used to access
Outlook information without the user being aware. Note that
PjOutlook.ocx is marked as unsafe for scripting.
pjprint11.dll - Provides print control.
pjquery11.ocx - Acts as a general-purpose control for all
miscellaneous client utility functions.
pjupdate11.ocx - Updates tasks and calendar entries from Project
Web Access to the Project Server database.
pjoffline11.ocx - Caches pages for offline use when users switch
to offline mode.
Hope this helps...
Good Luck
--
Rolly Perreaux, PMP, MCSE
Project Server Trainer/Consultant
TriMagna Corporation
Microsoft Gold Partner
http://www.trimagna.com