Common questions about the OSAKit.net product and how to instructions.
Web application will be linked from here to answer as many questions as possible about OSAKit.net.
Here are some of the common support related questions for the OSAKit.net product.
What steps are involved to make it work?
1. Make your game EXE and pack the game media inside the EXE.
2. Upload the game EXE to your server.
3. Copy and paste the HTML code required for OSA Kit to run the game.
Am I obligated to Pack all media into the EXE?Actually, No. You can make the OSA Kit download the EXE alone without any media attached and then download your media with your own code. You can if you desire define the path as a URL in your code instead of a local path but bear keep in mind that if the user has a firewall he will be notified that your game wants to access the internet. This may cause alarm so it's not a way I recommend, best bet is to pack all your media into the game EXE.
What are the system requirements for OSA Kit?
1. OSA Kit a small file hosted at your server (only 19KB! it is very lightweight!)
2. Internet Explorer or any other compatible browser.
3. VB runtime Libraries on the users machine (almost 1MB)
What about the VB runtime libraries?
First of all, remember that:
1. VB runtimes are already preinstalled on anything newer than Windows 98 first edition.
2. In most cases VB runtimes will be already installed on the user machine . A large amount of VB software is already being used, so chances are very high that the user already have it!
3. More than 50% of internet users are on broadband and others are on high speed connections (dialup users are a dwindling band!) So it's not going to make much difference for the user to download 1 meg, even this is still easy even for a 56ker!
4. Those runtime will be installed *ONLY* when needed and you have the option to download it from Microsoft site. You can even download it along with the OSAKit .cab file! This is going to save your time and bandwidth
5. If the user does not have it, the OSA Kit will start downloading the VB runtime, this saves the user time because they already accepted the overhead of downloading and trying the game in the first place!
Will the browser show any kind of security warning message?
The browser will not show any security warning messages, it will only show the digital certificate for the OSA Kit. With Windows XP SP2 a message bar will be shown giving the user an option to install the ActiveX.
Can any data be passed from the game to the browser?
Not at the moment but future updates of the OSA Kit will have the ability to interact with the browser in many exciting ways.
How much any future updates will cost me?
Nothing. All future update are free for lifetime!
Can it work on a complex html webpage or does it have to be a blank one?
It work's with complex html web pages, all you have to do is to insert the required code for running the ActiveX anywhere you like in your page.
Where can I Get my own Digital Certificate?
You can get your digital certificate from Comodo group as they are reliable, cheap and trust worthy. You can get a one year certificate for $99 or two years certificate for $179.
I got my own certificate now what?
Congratulations. Now it is the time to sign the OSAKit.CAB file you get when you ordered the OSAKit product to make it display your own certificate and not the current one.
How do I sign the OSAKit.CAB file?
You can find more info on the code signing process here but I will make it even easier for you:
1. Download the Microsoft Sign Code Wizard (the wizard will make it very easy for you) and extract it to your hard disk (signcode.exe is the wizard you are looking for)
2. Make sure you have a back up copy of your certificate (.spc file) and your private key (.pvk file) just in case (you get these files from Comodo as you sign for a certificate). Here's a link to the code signing certificate info as of October 5, 2006.
3. Run the wizard (signcode.exe) and go step by step with it. It is easy.
4. You will need the following URL when the wizard asks you for the timestamp server : http://timestamp.comodoca.com/authenticode
The goal of this page is to be able to answer as many of the questions about the OSAKit.net program. If for some reason, you can't get the answer you need, you can browse the forum or send me your question. I will do my best to answer it. Please note that I can reply usually within 24 to 48 hours except on weekends and holidays.
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