Microsoft KB Archive/175970

= White Paper on Developing Advanced ActiveX Controls =

Article ID: 175970

Article Last Modified on 3/11/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q175970



SUMMARY
This white paper is an excerpt from the book "Dan Appleman's Developing ActiveX Components with Visual Basic 5.0: A Guide to the Perplexed," published by Ziff-Davis Press. The white paper discusses developing advanced ActiveX controls using Visual Basic.



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Axctrl.exe

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The following topics are discussed:


 * Introduction
 * When should you create an ActiveX control?
 * Starting out with ActiveX controls


 * Design your control
 * The Four Control Models
 * See the Wizards
 * Learn the Fundamentals
 * Building Advanced Controls


 * Persistence can go beyond properties
 * Databinding can go beyond standard control data binding
 * Interface extensions
 * Conclusions

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