ActiveX equivalent in .NET

Hello All,
I am doing some research on ActiveX and it's place in .NET. In .NET, does
ActiveX have an equivalent counterpart.
Where would I be able to locate information on this subject.
Thanks.

Jul 21 '05 #1

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Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\) [MVP]

No. ActiveX is COM by a "very cute" marketing name. You can still use
ActiveX in .NET (controls) or COM through interop, but there is no new .NET
way to achieve the same functionality of ActiveX in all its splendor. The
paradigm is completely different.

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Hello All,
I am doing some research on ActiveX and it's place in .NET. In .NET, does
ActiveX have an equivalent counterpart.
Where would I be able to locate information on this subject.
Thanks.

Jul 21 '05 #2

Thanks for the reply.
By your previous email. If I would want to download a component onto a
client webbrowser to perform some functionality, ActiveX would be the only
way (outside of a Java applet)to go even when the client is running .NET.

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No. ActiveX is COM by a "very cute" marketing name. You can still use
ActiveX in .NET (controls) or COM through interop, but there is no new ..NET way to achieve the same functionality of ActiveX in all its splendor. The
paradigm is completely different.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

*************** *************** *************** *************** ***
Think outside the box!
*************** *************** *************** *************** ***
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Hello All,
I am doing some research on ActiveX and it's place in .NET. In .NET, does ActiveX have an equivalent counterpart.
Where would I be able to locate information on this subject.
Thanks.

Jul 21 '05 #3

Timofey Kazakov

Hello,

Thanks for the reply.
By your previous email. If I would want to download a component onto a
client webbrowser to perform some functionality, ActiveX would be the only
way (outside of a Java applet)to go even when the client is running .NET.

Internet Explorer 5.5 can download and run .net assemblies (like java applets)
Read MSDN article "Deploying a Runtime Application Using Internet Explorer" for more details

Jul 21 '05 #4

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