Containers for ActiveX Controls
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You can use ActiveX controls developed in Visual C++ in other applications, as long as they support ActiveX control containment. A number of Microsoft applications, beginning with the versions listed, support ActiveX control containment.
Note
The following list is not a complete list of applications that support ActiveX controls but represents the set used most often in testing:
Applications that support ActiveX control containment include:
Internet Explorer 3.x and greater
Visual Basic 4.x and greater
Visual C++ 4.x and greater
Access 95 and greater
Excel 97 and greater
Word 97 and greater
Access 97 and greater
FrontPage 97 and greater
PowerPoint 97 and greater
Visual InterDev 97 and greater
The following are non-Microsoft applications that support ActiveX control containment:
PowerBuilder
Delphi
C++ Builder
NCompass Plug-in for Netscape Navigator