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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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1. List Pro  Average Review: based on 3 reviews

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

Abstract ...List Pro by GrapeCity Provide robust ListBoxes and ComboBoxes to your application. List Pro features extensive properties that enable you to display information in single or multiple columns, search and sort list items, merge cells, and more. List Pro features many enhanced features including tool tips, OLE Drag-and-Drop, Microsoft Intellimouse support, in either data-bound or unbound modes. List Pro breaks the 64K boundary and supports up to 2 billion list items by using the custom...   View More
2. Enterprise Database Pack

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

Abstract ...Enterprise Database Pack by GrapeCity Add Data Input, ListBox, ComboBox and Spreadsheet functionality to your windows applications. Enterprise Database Pack contains: Input Pro to create professional data entry screens with input masking, List Pro which provides robust ListBoxes and ComboBoxes and Spread 8 which allows you to add spreadsheet/grid functionality to your Windows applications. FarPoint Enterprise Database Pack includes the following products Input Pro, List Pro and... View More
3. True DBList Pro

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

Abstract ...True DBList Pro by ComponentOne Include multi-column list and combo boxes in your applications. True DBList Pro is a set of two data-aware ActiveX components for providing robust data access, data presentation, and user interface features to your application, enabling it to work like a grid, but with the lightweight requirements of a list. Features include native OLE DB and ADO support, formatted preview and printing, multi-column sorting and searching, export to HTML, and much... View More
4. Enterprise Developer Toolbox

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

Abstract ...Developer Toolbox by GrapeCity Add Button, Calendar, Data Input, ListBox, Spreadsheet and Tab functionality to your windows applications. Enterprise Developers Toolbox contains all FarPoint COM technologies products like FarPoint Spread 8, FarPoint List Pro, Calendar Objx, Input Pro, Button Objx and more. Use FarPoint Spread 8 to easily incorporate advanced grid and high-level spreadsheet features into your applications, Button Objx to create fully customized active buttons and... View More
5. TList Pro

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Publisher: Bennet-Tec Information Systems Primary Category: Treeview and List Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

Abstract ...TList Pro by Bennet-Tec Information Systems Organize data with a combination List, Tree, and Grid component. TList Pro allows you to display items in a list hierarchically, to organize and display logically grouped elements. Use TList to create directory trees in the style of Windows File Manager or Windows Explorer. TList Pro supports drag and drop, sorting, printing, and more. What's new in TList V8.0.20? Updated Documentation New Feature: Smooth Scroll support for tall items... View More
6. InaXplorer Control Set

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

Abstract ...view Hidden folders Support for hidden ($) folders unc(s) Support Windows Terminal Server Fixed (.net 1.1 wrapper): Using InaXplorerCombo no longer crashes Set column titles in InaXplorerList New in Version 2.5: Fixes issues with tree and list with unicode namespaces Following Properties and Methods are added in the 2.4 version of InaXplorerList Control: ShowAttribute Property - that tells the InaXploreList control whether to show the Attribute column when the View property is... View More
7. Component Toolbox

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Publisher: DBI Technologies Primary Category: User Interface Collections Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / COM Add-in for Office 2000

Abstract ...Component Toolbox by DBI Technologies Add expanded functionality with this robust collection of 53 components. Component Toolbox OCX contains 53 licensed 32-bit OCX/ActiveX components for Outlook-style menus, enhanced tree view, advanced list box, calendars, edit controls, buttons, sliders, gauges, and much more. Speed time to market by using these fully documented (including dedicated help files for each component), and time-tested components. Whether you're crafting a commercial... View More
8. SOLO Server

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Publisher: Concept Software Primary Category: Software Licensing Product Type: Component / Application / .NET Web Service / ActiveX EXE / ActiveX DLL / DLL

Abstract ...and provide a complete, secure, automated method to license software and manage your business operations. It is a complete Software E-Commerce Server featuring Electronic License Activation and Electronic License Management. SOLO Server Feature List eCommerce Completely integrated with SoftwareKey Protection PLUS Customizable 'look and feel' at store and product level Agents can easily place orders on a user's behalf Agents can easily retrieve unfinished orders Dynamically created... View More
9. FarPoint Spread 8 COM  Average Review: based on 5 reviews

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Publisher: GrapeCity  Primary Category: Datagrids  Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / DLL

Abstract ...spreadsheet features into your applications. FarPoint Spread 8 COM offers unmatched flexibility at the cell level for maximum control over the display and entry of the data, plenty of events to respond to user changes and an impressive feature list for everything in between; including import/export capabilities, including the ability to import and export Excel 97, 2000 and Excel 2007 files (requires the .NET Framework). FarPoint Spread 8 COM also offers enhanced printing, many...   View More
10. ActiveListBar

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

Abstract ...through the inclusion of special URL properties for graphics and sound resources. Horizontal or Vertical Orientation - The ActiveListBar can be oriented in one of two ways. By default, the control is oriented vertically. Groups slide up and down, and list items are ordered from top to bottom. The control can also be oriented horizontally. Groups in a horizontal control slide left and right, group captions are rotated, and list items are ordered from left to right. Image Lists -... View More

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

1. List Pro Average Review: based on 3 reviews

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

2. Enterprise Database Pack

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

3. True DBList Pro

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

4. Enterprise Developer Toolbox

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

5. TList Pro

Publisher: Bennet-Tec Information Systems Primary Category: Treeview and List Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

6. InaXplorer Control Set

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

7. Component Toolbox

Publisher: DBI Technologies Primary Category: User Interface Collections Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / COM Add-in for Office 2000

8. SOLO Server

Publisher: Concept Software Primary Category: Software Licensing Product Type: Component / Application / .NET Web Service / ActiveX EXE / ActiveX DLL / DLL

9. FarPoint Spread 8 COM Average Review: based on 5 reviews

Publisher: GrapeCity Primary Category: Datagrids Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / DLL

10. ActiveListBar

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

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