Quesrion about ActiveX

Guys, I have been using VB6 for about 2 years now, and I always get to work on standard.exe part. So meaning I have zero knowledeg on Active X and would like to learn it. I wanted to understand how to use ActiveX control, active.dll or active.exe. Would that be too complicated for me? would it take a while to understand how to use it? Let say, if my main objective is creating gauge control, or rotating onjects. would it be too much for me if I only understand the basic part of VB? How can I learn what is... or how to use Active X? Any suggestions?

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