What's the difference between ActiveX and COM?
I am really confused.
Please help!
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What's the difference between ActiveX and COM?
I am really confused.
Please help!
No real difference.
COM is a model that allows a black box approach to compartmentalizing external routines. You cannot know what a server actaully does, you just call a method, get a result.
ActiveX is a name the was applied by Microsoft more for internet application development under Win 95 - but it is still COM.
OLE was the forerunner of COM technology.
OCX, ActiveX dll, or COM servers are all suppliers of COM objects.
DCOM is distributed COM - servers all around the network
thanks so much for your reply.
what is com used for, is it neccessary or am i using it (or them)already without even knowing it., I see in books and tutorials about com all the time.
Is it just used when you create your own Controls??
Thanks:confused: