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Rodrigo
Rodrigo

Reputation: 6038

Create ActiveX OCX control

We are using a system that allows ActiveX extensions through .ocx files.

I need to write an extension to plot some specific proprietary graphics. After lots of searches, I found out Visual Basic 6.0 can create these ActiveX controls and deploy them as .ocx files.

So, is VB6 the only option? I'm reluctant to believe no other options have been introduced by microsoft since 1998.

In response to RichieHindle and Arnshea,

During the research, I found out ActiveX controls might be created using C++, but I couldn't find a way to deploy them as .ocx files. Just as dll's.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5291

Answers (3)

pedrofernandes
pedrofernandes

Reputation: 16864

Microsoft has a tool named ActivexPad. Check if it works on your situation.

Upvotes: 0

RichieHindle
RichieHindle

Reputation: 281495

You can create ActiveX controls in C++ using Visual Studio 2005 or 2008, via ATL or MFC. There are wizards to help - the process is relatively painless. 8-)

An OCX is a DLL - it's exactly the same, just with a different file extension. (Pedant's corner: I know the inverse is not true; not all DLLs are ActiveX controls.)

Upvotes: 1

Shea
Shea

Reputation: 11243

You can make ActiveX control in C++ or C with Win32, ATL or MFC projects.

Upvotes: 1

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