Visual Basic Concepts

Types of ActiveX Components

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ActiveX components give you the power to put together sophisticated applications from pieces that already exist. Your Visual Basic applications can include several types of ActiveX components:

Note   In addition to Internet applications using ActiveX documents, you can create both client-based and server-based Internet applications using a combination of Visual Basic code and HTML pages. See "Introduction to Internet Applications" in "Building Internet Applications" in the Components Tools Guide for more information on your options for creating Internet and intranet applications.

Some ActiveX components run in the same process as your application, while others run in a separate process. For more information, see "In-Process and Out-of-Process Servers."

In addition to components in existing ActiveX-enabled applications, code component libraries, ActiveX controls, and ActiveX documents, you can create your own components. For more information on creating your own ActiveX components, see "Creating ActiveX Components" in the Component Tools Guide, available in the Professional and Enterprise editions.