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  1. Jul 18th, 2003, 04:17 PM #1
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    what's the difference between ActiveX and COM

    What's the difference between ActiveX and COM?

    I am really confused.

    Please help!
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  2. Jul 21st, 2003, 04:53 PM #2
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    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
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  3. Jul 21st, 2003, 07:39 PM #3
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    thanks so much for your reply.
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  4. Aug 11th, 2003, 07:19 AM #4
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    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??
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