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ActiveX Components (ActiveX Controls, COM Objects & OLE Objects)

Microsoft first introduced the term ActiveX in 1996 when they launched a downloadable user interface control or software component that could be used by Internet Explorer to give more interactive or active content on a Web page to the reader. ActiveX controls were a re-branded subset of OLE custom controls (OCX) or OLE controls (OCXes) that were streamlined for downloading over the Internet and that could be digitally signed for security and authentication reasons. These ActiveX downloads were also tagged or marked as being safe for scripting and safe for initialization, to help give users confidence in using them in ActiveX Internet apps, as they were less likely to start making unauthorized actions on their systems. ActiveX controls also supported threading models, such as Apartment Model Threading, to try and improve performance in a multi-user or multi-process environment.

OLE controls (OCX's) or Object Linking and Embedding controls were themselves the successor to VBX controls first introduced by Microsoft to help programmers extend the functionality and features of their Visual Basic program by buying and reusing a VBX control built by another programmer or company, with expertise in a specific area. VBXes were limited to 16 bit usage for example on Windows 3.x, OCXes were available for both 16 bit or 32 bit architectures and began being widely used as people adopted Windows 95, although most people tended to use VBXes on 16-bit systems and OCX controls or OLE components on 32-bit systems for performance reasons. OLE itself was based on earlier work by Microsoft in their Office products to allow data to be exchanged and reused as objects inside other documents or files, such as embedding an Excel spreadsheet in a Word document and updating the content of that Excel spreadsheet for display using Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). Hence the term OLE document, that is still in use today.

OLE was part of the Microsoft COM or Component Object Model, that enabled programmers to reuse software components and services in a logical and object oriented manner. COM was extended and expanded over the years to include DCOM, the Distributed Component Object Model that allowed programmers to call OLE objects or COM objects situated on other computers or servers. COM+ was added to support transaction services using technologies such as Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and this first appeared when Windows 2000 was launched to better support distributed transactions in more complex applications, where higher performance and throughput was required. COM has gradually become a common term used to refer to: COM, DCOM, COM+, OLE and ActiveX technologies in general.

ActiveX components can be created in a variety of object oriented programming languages, but are most commonly created using C++ and the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC), such as: MFC 4.0, MFC 4.2 and MFC 6.0. When VB 5 was released in became possible for a Visual Basic programmer to create an ActiveX component for reuse by other people and whilst most programmers claim that the best ActiveX components were written in Visual C++ or by utilizing the ActiveX Template Library, it did not stop some entrepreneurial developers from Janus Systems writing one of the bestselling ActiveX UI controls of all time in VB5 and VB6, called Janus GridEx, a VB6 ActiveX, that gives the look and feel of the Microsoft Outlook UI inside your app.

ActiveX components and ActiveX controls come with a variety of file extensions such as: .exe, .dll and .ocx and these denote a certain type of usage either in-process as part of your program or app (an ActiveX DLL), or out-of-process as a standalone executable (an ActiveX Exe), as an ActiveX control or OCX control mainly used as a UI control on a form or page. Downloadable ActiveX controls are also packaged as .cab files or Cabinet files. These CAB files are packages of files compressed to take up less space and hence can be downloaded more efficiently over the Internet.

In this ActiveX Component gallery you will find a variety of commercial products that are ActiveX objects or ActiveX controls that people sometime refer to as VB controls or as a VB object, as they are often used within Visual Basic. You will find ActiveX Windows components that allow you to carry out visuals tasks, such as an ActiveX UI control for displaying video or images, an ActiveX image control or a non-Visual ActiveX upload component that will allow you to push a file up onto a server over the Internet using HTTP or FTP protocols.

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Publisher: ComponentOne Primary Category: Database Management Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

Include ad hoc query functionality in your applications and make it directly available to end-users. ComponentOne's Query Component is a COM-based component that is designed to integrate applications, without the need for your end-users to learn new skills. It comes complete with powerful query generation engine, Query engine and schema designer. Features include: SQL database support, Simple DataSource mode, Built-in, customizable user interface, Hierarchical folder structure, Value editing and more.
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2. Total Access Components

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Publisher: FMS Primary Category: Database Management Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

Add advanced functionality to your Access forms, reports and programming. Total Access Components includes twenty seven controls ranging from features such as form resizing and splitter bars, to visual effects such as Outlook menus, sticky notes, rotated text, enhanced tabs, bitmap animation, pop-up menus, enhanced buttons, and video. You can even simplify programming by using the controls rather than complex Windows APIs for clipboard, common dialogs, and more.
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3. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise  Average Review: based on 9 reviews

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Publisher: ComponentOne  Primary Category: Product Suites  Product Type: Component / ASP.NET WebForms / ASP.NET AJAX (ATLAS) / .NET WinForms / .NET Class / .NET WPF / Silverlight / 100% Managed Code / Managed/Unmanaged Code - without COM / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / DLL / AJAX

Add grid, reporting, charting, scheduling, data manipulation, user interface and more to your .NET, ASP.NET, Mobile Device, Windows Presentation Foundation and ActiveX applications. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise includes components from all ComponentOne Studio subscriptions offering you over 180 components for .NET, ASP.NET ( AJAX ready), WPF, Silverlight, ActiveX, and Mobile Devices. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise delivers the latest components, new releases, updates and upgrades, and email and online support for one full year from your date of purchase. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise 2011 adds support for .NET 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010.
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4. ComponentOne Ultimate

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Publisher: ComponentOne Primary Category: Product Suites Product Type: Component / Add-In / Application / ASP.NET WebForms / ASP.NET AJAX (ATLAS) / .NET WinForms / .NET Class / .NET WPF / Silverlight / Web Part / .NET LINQ Class / 100% Managed Code / Managed/Unmanaged Code - without COM / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / DLL / AJAX

Build line-of-business and data analysis applications. ComponentOne Ultimate includes all 9 of ComponentOne's Studios - ComponentOne Studio for WinForms, ComponentOne Studio for ASP.NET Wijmo, ComponentOne Studio for WPF, ComponentOne Studio for Silverlight, ComponentOne Studio for Windows Phone, ComponentOne Studio for iPhone, ComponentOne Studio for Compact Framework, ComponentOne Studio for SharePoint and ComponentOne Studio for Active X. It also includes ComponentOne Livelinq and ComponentOne's OLAP tools - ComponentOne OLAP for WinForms, ComponentOne OLAP for Silverlight and ComponentOne OLAP for LightSwitch as well as ComponentOne XapOptimizer, ComponentOne IntelliSpell and Doc-To-Help Enterprise. ComponentOne Ultimate includes datagrids, user interface controls, charting, reporting, scheduling and data manipulation components for .NET, ASP.NET, WPF, Silverlight, ActiveX and Mobile devices and development tools for analyzing data and increasing productivity. By purchasing ComponentOne Ultimate you will save thousands of dollars over buying the products individually.
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5. ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX

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Publisher: ComponentOne Primary Category: Product Suites Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / DLL

A suite of ComponentOne COM Technologies products including controls such as True DBGrid and VSFlexGrid. ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX currently includes: True DBGrid Pro, VSFlexGrid Pro, VSVIEW Classic Edition, VSVIEW Reporting, Chart, WebChart, Query, True DataControl, True DBInput Pro, True DBList Pro, SizerOne and VSSPELL. ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX includes any new ComponentOne COM Technologies component and updates released within your 1 year subscription period, plus email support.ComponentOne Platinum Support Subscriptions also provide a full year of Telephone and Online Technical Support. ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX also offers 64bit support for several products included in the suite. ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX is also available as part of the ComponentOne Studio Enterprise.
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6. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise Doc Edition

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Publisher: ComponentOne Primary Category: Product Suites Product Type: Component / ASP.NET WebForms / ASP.NET AJAX (ATLAS) / .NET WinForms / .NET Class / .NET WPF / Silverlight / 100% Managed Code / Managed/Unmanaged Code - without COM / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / AJAX

Create rich user interfaces, thorough help systems and printed documentation. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise Doc Edition includes ComponentOne Studio Enterprise and the help authoring tool Doc-To-Help Enterprise Edition. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise will allow you to add grid, reporting, charting, data manipulation and user interface capabilities to your .NET, ASP.NET, Mobile Device, WPF and ActiveX applications. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise includes components from ComponentOne Studio subscriptions offering you over 180 components for .NET, ASP.NET, ActiveX, Silverlight, WPF and Mobile Devices. With the ComponentOne Studio Enterprise Ribbon components, combined with Scheduling and Calendar, you can build fully functional Office 2007-style applications. New ComponentOne Studio for Silverlight and ComponentOne Studio for iPhone now included along with support for .NET framework 4.0 and VS2010. Doc-To-Help Enterprise, the one-click RoboHelp replacement, is designed to give you every feature you need to create fully functional and customized Help files and printed manuals from a single source.
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7. dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine for Win and .NET (32-bit / 64-bit).  Average Review: based on 1 review

Publisher: dtSearch Corp.  Primary Category: Search  Product Type: Component / Application / .NET Class / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / DLL / VC++ Class Library / JavaBean / Java Class

Add dtSearch search features and built-in file format support to your application. dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine for Win & .NET adds dtSearch’s industrial strength searching to an application. dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine for Win & .NET instantly searches terabytes of data, highlights hits in all popular file types and includes dozens of fielded and full-text search options. Spider supports local and remote dynamic and static web data; highlights hits while displaying links, images, etc. in web-ready formats. Optional APIs for .NET (including Spider API), C++, Java, SQL, etc. Now includes a native 64 bit version of the dtSearch Engine for Win & .NET. dtSearch supports Microsoft Access, Excel (*.xls, *.xlsb, *.xlsx), Word (*.doc, *.docx, *.rtf), and PowerPoint (*.ppt, *.pptx) files created by Office 2010.
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8. dtSearch Web with Spider (32-bit / 64-bit)  Average Review: based on 1 review

Publisher: dtSearch Corp.  Primary Category: Search  Product Type: Component / Application / .NET Class / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / DLL / VC++ Class Library / JavaBean / Java Class

Add search functionality to your Web site. dtSearch Web with Spider quickly publishes with instant text searching a wide variety of content to an IIS Web site. Most searches take less than a second, even through multiple terabytes of text. Over a dozen indexed & fielded data search options. Highlights hits in HTML, XML & PDF, while displaying links & images. Converts word processor, database, spreadsheet, ZIP, etc. files to HTML, with highlighted hits. Operating through dtSearch Web, the spider can expand the scope of the searchable database beyond a site's own data to content on a third-party Web sites (both publicly available and secure), including support for a wide variety of content (HTML, XML, ASP.NET, MS CMS, SharePoint, etc.) and WYSWYG hit highlighted displays. Optional API for SQL, Java, C++, .NET available. Now includes a 64 bit version. dtSearch supports Microsoft Access, Excel (*.xls, *.xlsb, *.xlsx), Word (*.doc, *.docx, *.rtf), and PowerPoint (*.ppt, *.pptx) files created by Office 2010.
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Publisher: ComponentOne Primary Category: Database Management Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

2. Total Access Components

Publisher: FMS Primary Category: Database Management Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

3. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise Average Review: based on 9 reviews

Publisher: ComponentOne Primary Category: Product Suites Product Type: Component / ASP.NET WebForms / ASP.NET AJAX (ATLAS) / .NET WinForms / .NET Class / .NET WPF / Silverlight / 100% Managed Code / Managed/Unmanaged Code - without COM / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / DLL / AJAX

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5. ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX

Publisher: ComponentOne Primary Category: Product Suites Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / DLL

6. ComponentOne Studio Enterprise Doc Edition

Publisher: ComponentOne Primary Category: Product Suites Product Type: Component / ASP.NET WebForms / ASP.NET AJAX (ATLAS) / .NET WinForms / .NET Class / .NET WPF / Silverlight / 100% Managed Code / Managed/Unmanaged Code - without COM / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / AJAX

7. dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine for Win and .NET (32-bit / 64-bit). Average Review: based on 1 review

Publisher: dtSearch Corp. Primary Category: Search Product Type: Component / Application / .NET Class / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / DLL / VC++ Class Library / JavaBean / Java Class

8. dtSearch Web with Spider (32-bit / 64-bit) Average Review: based on 1 review

Publisher: dtSearch Corp. Primary Category: Search Product Type: Component / Application / .NET Class / ActiveX OCX / ActiveX DLL / DLL / VC++ Class Library / JavaBean / Java Class

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