ActiveX exe

[peter_campbell]

Hi all,

How should i choose to use exe or ActiveX exe?


Thanks!

[Ed Lampman]

A 'standard' exe is meant to run on its own (like Word) and provide a user interface. An ActiveX exe generally runs on a remote server and normally its function is to provide objects as required by your program. An ActiveX exe may or may not have a user interface, but should generally NOT use message boxes, etc. because there may not be anyone there to answer them.

[peter_campbell]

Thanks!

Actually, my team is going to develop an application and it involves several
modules - Billing, Accounting, QA...........

We want the application to be multi-tasking ------> e.g. Users can use
billing module and accounting at the same time. Therefore, we determine to
build each module in exe. But we don't know whether to develop each module
in standard exe or activex exe.

What would happen if we build each module into several activex exe?
If u were the one to develop, would u build each module into exe(s) or activex exe(s). And why?

Thanks In Advance!

[chander]

hi Ed Lampman , i want to get clear some doubts abt active-x exe and standard exe. u told that word is an standard exe but i think its standard as well as active-x exe as we can create its object and use . but when i try to creat an active-x exe and use it in my other project it works fine but when i double click then it doesnt work... why so ? if i agree that active-x exe cant work as standard then how MS Word works ?? is there any property in project setting which makes this ? and can u pls tell me more abt active-x exe that it cant have message boxes , about its threading mail and how it affects active-x exe .

thanks