Re: Slow Intranet performance apparently due to CAB file

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From: Tom Kaminski [MVP] ((A_at_T))
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:50:44 -0400

"NEtsdpace news" <cde.support@cde-pl.com.au> wrote in message
news:cjaeet$13kt$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> I've developed an Intranet app that among other things creates form
> letters
> using a VB dll, via a cab file, to access Word functions. It works
> perfectly
> and performs well when asked to create the Word documents.
>
> However my problem is that it takes >30 seconds for the initial page to
> display. If I comment out the "<OBJECT>" definition and as a consequence
> all lines/function referencing that object, the page displays <3 seconds.
> The object is defined as:
> <OBJECT ID="docobject"
> CLASSID="CLSID:9735B64A-792C-8167-5912-18A4B729BBA36"
> CODEBASE="DOCCAB.CAB#version=-1,-1,-1,-1" HEIGHT="0" WIDTH="0"></OBJECT>
>
> All machines inc IIS are XP Pro, unfortunately, they are also SP2. I
> believe
> the security settings are fine as it allows the download of the cab file
> without pop up and the execution of the dll. The site is set up globally
> as
> a trusted site. Should I move to Intranet site?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.

FWIW, this has nothing to do with ASP.

Once the client has obtained the CAB it should not need to download again.
What's with "#version=-1,-1,-1,-1"? That's what the client uses to
determine if it needs to download the object, and they're not usually
negative one's ... 

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