ActiveX Components (ActiveX Controls, COM Objects & OLE Objects) - New Releases

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.

441. uomConvert

Publisher: Jumar Solutions Primary Category: Function and Source Libraries Product Type: Component / ActiveX DLL / DLL

Incorporate accurate Unit of Measure conversions into your applications. uomConvert includes functions with a host of mathematical, scientific, and engineering uses that are appropriate for any scenario in which values need to be converted across types or are to be presented in multiple, possibly user-selected units. Includes over 30 built-in domains (length, time, volume, etc.) and nearly 1,000 units of measure. The may be conbined with user-defined units of measure and even new domains, if desired.
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442. UltraGrid

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Publisher: Infragistics Primary Category: Datagrids Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

Add robust, fully customizable grids to effectively display data. UltraGrid is an advanced OLE DB grid component that gives developers complete control over individual user interface elements. UltraGrid rendering engine itself can be customized, and each onscreen element - from the dropdown button in a column header to the ellipsis in a cell - is accessible via the object model. As a data-bound grid, UltraGrid offers true hierarchical binding and allows concise display of complex data structures. Infragistics UltraGrid was formerly known as Sheridan UltraGrid or SSDBGrid.
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443. InaCalc

Publisher: Inabyte Primary Category: Maths and Stats Product Type: Component / ActiveX DLL

Enable advanced calculations in your accounting or spreadsheet application. InaCalc supports conventional math operators and functions and is suitable for heavy-duty number crunching. It also supports other data types, such as string, date-time, logical, and operators and functions for these data types. It allows defining variables and sets of related formulas that implement spreadsheet-like recalculations.
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444. Dundas PIE Chart Server

Publisher: Dundas Data Visualization Primary Category: Charting and Graphing Product Type: Component / ActiveX DLL

Include presentation-quality pie chart graphics in your client/server and web applications. Dundas PIE Chart Server is a robust, server-side component for creating pie charts - complete with position legends, titles, annotations, and other elements. Features include support for OpenGL, hardware acceleration, texture/color blending - with the ability to use any image file as a texture, grayscale texturing, edge beveling, and more.
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445. Data Explorer

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Publisher: Infragistics Primary Category: Explorer Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

Add a resizable Explorer-style interface to your application. Data Explorer creates an intuitive application interface that pairs a TreeView with a viewer pane separated by a splitter bar. Use Data Explorer to create a Windows Explorer or Microsoft Outlook style interface for your application. Data Explorer includes an Outlook Bar component for adding shortcuts that can be linked to folder views, and a resizer component (SSResizer) to create applications that are resolution independent. Infragistics Data Explorer was previously called Sheridan Protoview Data Explorer.
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446. Address 2000 - Web Server

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Publisher: AFD Software Primary Category: Addressing, Postcode and ZipCode Product Type: Component / ActiveX DLL

Standardize address input and printing for a worldwide audience. Address 2000 allows you to accurately capture addresses into your web site or desktop application by presenting input screens that are formatted correctly for over 200 countries. Use it for user registration, contact management and a variety of other applications. Address 2000 also helps insure that international mail reaches its destination by printing labels or envelopes in the required format for each country.
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447. Address 2000 - Intranet and desktop

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Publisher: AFD Software Primary Category: Addressing, Postcode and ZipCode Product Type: Component / ActiveX DLL

Standardize address input and printing for a worldwide audience. Address 2000 allows you to accurately capture addresses into your web site or desktop application by presenting input screens that are formatted correctly for over 200 countries. Use it for user registration, contact management and a variety of other applications. Address 2000 also helps insure that international mail reaches its destination by printing labels or envelopes in the required format for each country.
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448. ScheduleX

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Publisher: Infragistics Primary Category: Calendar / Schedule Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

Build complete scheduling and task management applications. ScheduleX combines three powerful, lightweight (ATL) components for calendar, task management and scheduling applications. Using the advanced ScheduleX 's Calendar, DayView and TaskPad components, create Personal Information Management (PIM) software, project management and tracking, or any application that requires advanced scheduling. All ScheduleX components default to the familiar Outlook user interfaces. Infragistics ScheduleX was formerly known as Sheridan Protoview ScheduleX.
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449. ActiveTreeView

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Publisher: Infragistics Primary Category: Treeview and List Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

Provide an advanced interface for displaying hierarchical data. ActiveTreeView is a 32-bit ActiveX component designed for drill-down capabilities for databases. It extends the tree view control inherent to Visual Basic and features three modes of connectivity. ActiveTreeView is designed to operate in all ActiveX-compliant host environments and appears just like the Office 97 tree structures. Features include ToolTips, ScrollBarTips, LineTips, MultiColumns, and MultiSelect for selecting multiple items. Infragistics ActiveTreeView was formerly called Sheridan ActiveTreeView.
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