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ProEssentials

Add financial, scientific, engineering and business charts to your applications.

Graph Types - Includes many different chart types: Line, Bar, Point/Scatter, Area, Points plus Best-Fit-Curve, Spline, High-Low Line, High-Low Bar, High-Low-Close, Open-High-Low-Close, Box Plot/Candlestick, Bubble and Step.

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AddFlow ActiveX

Add interactive flowcharts and workflow diagrams to your applications.

Includes HFlow, TFlow, SFlow and now OFlow for orthogonal layouts
Supports distinct customization for each node or link of a diagram
Plus new XMLFlow control for loading/saving diagrams in XML

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List & Label Standard Reporting Edition

Complete reporting solution for .NET/.NET Core, Delphi, C++, Java, Progress and more

Integrate powerful reporting in your Windows desktop apps with just a few lines of code
Includes a royalty-free Report Designer with charts, crosstabs, barcodes and more
Supports a wide range of export formats and all common data sources

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PDF Xpress ActiveX

Build applications to create and view PDF files.

Includes PDF split, merge, rotate, scale and clip functionality
Supports JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, BMP, PNG and RAW image input
Reads all PDF types supported by Adobe including Postscript

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Codejock Chart Pro ActiveX

Create custom dashboards for desktop applications.

Includes a Chart Builder application for WYSIWYG chart creation
20+ 2D and 3D chart styles such as Area, Bar, Pie, Financial, Gantt
Supports zooming, scrolling, secondary axes, multiple diagrams and markup titles.

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PowerTCP Suite Subscription

A suite containting all PowerTCP ActiveX and .NET components.

Includes tools for FTP, Secure FTP, email, SSL, Telnet, Web Enterprise, WebServer, Winsock, ZIP compression and more
Subscription includes 1 year of free updates/upgrades and email support

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Desaware Universal .NET

All of Desaware's .NET components, with full source code.

All products now fully compatible with Windows Vista
NEW SpyWorks V8.0 features improved handling of Windows hooks, particularly with regard to recovery from application crashes

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CommStudio ActiveX

Develop robust serial communications apps for COM/ActiveX or .NET.

Supports common file transfer protocols, serial ports and modems
Includes ActiveX components compatible with the MSComm control
Improve performance and get new features with few code changes

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Nevron 3DChart

Create attractive 2D/3D charts using COM or .NET technologies.

Charts and graphs can incorporate still or animated images
Includes a standalone application for chart template generation
Features a toolbar component designed to integrate with 3DChart

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Codejock Controls Visual C++ MFC

Add a comprehensive set of object-oriented components to your apps.

Create sophisticated Office, VS.NET and Internet Explorer style GUIs
Includes a wide range of buttons, combo boxes, dialogs, edit controls, popup windows, shortcut menus and tab controls

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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. Spread COM Buy Now

Brand: MESCIUS (formerly GrapeCity)

Primary Category: Grid Components

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Description: Add advanced spreadsheet functionality to your applications. Spread COM helps you easily incorporate advanced grid and high-level spreadsheet features into your applications. It offers flexibility at the cell level for maximum control over the display and ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Operating System and Development Environment 32-bit ANSI DLL Microsoft Windows NT 4 SP3 or later, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows XP. Microsoft Visual C++ 6 or later. 32-bit Unicode DLL Microsoft ... Read more
2. Dynamic Web TWAIN Buy Now

Brand: Dynamsoft Corporation

Primary Category: Imaging & Barcode Components

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Description: Browser-based document scanning SDK. Dynamic Web TWAIN is a browser-based document scanning and image capture SDK specifically designed for web applications. With just a few lines of JavaScript code, you can develop robust applications to scan documents ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Works with all common JavaScript frameworks including: Vue.js Angular React Vanilla (plain) JavaScript TWAIN scanner APIs/eSCL Scanner APIs/HTML5/ActiveX Supported Client-Side OS x86-64 Windows 7/8/2008/2012/2016/10/11- 32-bit and 64-bit Supported Client ... Read more
3. VectorDraw Developer Framework (VDF) (All in one) Buy Now

Brand: VectorDraw

Primary Category: Computer-Aided Design Components

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Description: Add dynamic 2D/3D graphics to your application. VectorDraw Developer Framework (VDF) suite is a combination of components designed to cover the needs of your application.It's main component is a graphics engine-library that can be used from ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Component Type.NET Class.NET Compact Framework 100% Managed Code ActiveX OCX Compatible Containers Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Microsoft ... Read more
4. SoftArtisans SMTPmail Buy Now

Brand: SoftArtisans

Primary Category: Communication & Messaging Components

Description: Send e-mail from your web applications. SoftArtisans SMTPMail is a full-featured SMTP e-mail client control which can be installed on your web server and used from any COM client (ASP, VB, WSH, etc.). It provides full control over attachments, multiple ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Operating System for Deployment Windows 2000 Windows 98 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 95 Architecture of Product 32Bit Product Type Component Component Type DLL.NET Ready/Tested with.NET RCW Yes General Supports Apartment Model Threading Supports Free Threading ... Read more
5. List & Label Enterprise Reporting Edition Buy Now

Brand: combit

Primary Category: Reporting Components

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Description: A reporting component that brings extensive print, export and preview functionality to your applications. List & Label is a reporting solution for all major development platforms, providing a powerful reporting engine, a flexible API and a feature ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Operating System for Deployment Windows 11 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 Architecture of Product 32Bit 64Bit Product Type Component: List & Label Application: combit Report ... Read more
6. Iocomp ActiveX/VCL Ultra Pack Buy Now

Brand: Iocomp Software

Primary Category: Gauge Components

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Description: Instrumentation display and plotting for ActiveX and VCL applications. The Iocomp ActiveX/VCL Ultra Pack is a complete suite of 63 real-time instrumentation display components for instrumentation applications. This comprehensive development package is a ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Operating System for Deployment Any Windows OS (32-bit/64-bit) Component Type ActiveX OCX VCL Compatible Containers Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Microsoft Visual Studio ... Read more
7. List & Label Professional Reporting Edition Buy Now

Brand: combit

Primary Category: Reporting Components

Description: Complete reporting solution for.NET/.NET Core, Delphi, C++, Java, Progress and more. List & Label is a reporting solution for all major development platforms, providing a powerful reporting engine, a flexible API and a feature-rich report designer. ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Operating System for Deployment Windows 11 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 Architecture of Product 32Bit 64Bit Product Type Component: List & Label Application: combit Report ... Read more
8. Codejock Suite Pro Buy Now

Brand: Codejock Software

Primary Category: Presentation Layer Components

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Description: Give your application a professional, modern appearance with toolbars, menus, docking, property grid, reporting and calendar functionality. Codejock Suite Pro helps you create professional applications that incorporate a full set of highly customizable ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Operating System for Deployment Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows 98 SE Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2 ... Read more
9. ComponentOne Studio ActiveX Buy Now

Brand: MESCIUS (formerly GrapeCity)

Primary Category: Presentation Layer Components

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Description: A suite of ComponentOne COM Technologies products including controls such as True DBGrid and VSFlexGrid. ComponentOne Studio ActiveX Edition currently includes: True DBGrid Pro, VSFlexGrid Pro, VSVIEW Classic Edition, VSVIEW Reporting, Chart, WebChart, ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Operating System for Deployment Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 Architecture of Product 32Bit 64Bit (VSFlexGrid, VSView Reporting, Query and Chart components) ... Read more
10. Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit for Windows with PDF Extension Buy Now

Brand: Softek Software

Primary Category: Barcode Components

Description: Read normal 1D and 2D barcodes from images, bitmaps and PDF Documents. Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit for Windows lets you read normal (1D) and 2-D barcodes from image files and bitmaps held in memory. Developers have a choice of 4 different types of ... Read more Show more results from this product
Compatibility: Component Type.NET WinForms 100% Managed Code ActiveX OCX ActiveX DLL Compatible Containers Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.NET Framework 2.0- ... Read more