How to Learn ActiveX Programming
Microsoft may be known for its forays into desktop publishing, word processing and spreadsheets, but it has also authored its own programming framework, ActiveX, released in March 1996. While ActiveX was created to work specifically with Microsoft Windows operating systems, learning how to program with it opens other doors as well. Explore ActiveX on your own through self-paced study or get "active" with programming industry experts.
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Review Microsoft's MSDN library of information about ActiveX, including a list and description of ActiveX controls, how to test controls, installing controls, methods and properties, using the Control Development Kit and error handling.
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Purchase a beginner's textbook such as "Teach Yourself ActiveX Programming in 21 Days" by JR Sanders, "ActiveX Programming Unleashed" by Weiying Chen, "Teach Yourself ActiveX Control Programming with Visual Basic 5 in 21 Days" by Keith Brophy and Timothy Koets, "VBScript and ActiveX Wizardry" by Scott D. Palmer or "ActiveX: No Experience Required" by Joseph Schmuller.
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Read free ActiveX tutorial websites such as Code Guru and Web Reference for information on topics such as serial communications with ActiveX, tabbed ActiveX controls, using hot keys with ActiveX, ActiveX control menus and hosting windowed ActiveX controls in ASP scripts.
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Take an online tutorial or course in ActiveX, where you can follow along at your own pace. Options include Novell's free "Programming NDS with Visual Basic and the Novell Controls for ActiveX" class, which is estimated to take 10 hours to complete and the fee-based Tutorials website, which offers ActiveX courses on a monthly, tri-monthly or yearly basis.
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