To the best of my knowledge, no IE source has been released. IE is set up
to use ActiveX controls as the primary method for extending the browsers
functionality, however if you are looking for cross-browser ability in a
single "plugin" you should look into the Netscape plugin API, which is
supported by IE, albeit somewhat flawed. Should you decide to author an
ActiveX control there is a wide variety of applications available, (i.e.
Visual Studio, Inprise C++ product line, etc) however if you go the route of
the Netscape plugin API you are limited to C++ language and any applications
that support it.

Check the knowledge base articles on MSDN for # Q165072 if you are pursuing
ActiveX control as a plugin. And Devedge on Netscape site if you try the
plugin API.

Matthew A. Overlund

Graham <graham@entrycomputers.com.au> wrote in message
news:38ab2839@news.dev-archive.com...
>
> Can anybody tell me what language IE4/5 is written in?
>
> Also is the code readily available for people who would like to try and
develop
> new plugins and or applications?
>
> Also what are the best applications to use for such development?
>
> Thanks a ton.
>
>
> Graham - Australia