Deciding When to Use ActiveX Controls
In figuring out when to use ActiveX controls, you need to consider a number of things. One of them is who your audience is. This is important because the user must have an application that can run the ActiveX control. As mentioned earlier, a Visual Basic Standard EXE and Internet Explorer both natively support ActiveX controls. Therefore, for a Web-based application in which you can specify the client browser, ActiveX controls make a lot of sense. This would apply to an intranet or extranet that you can be assured will be able to run the ActiveX control. If you want to deploy an application on the Internet to a wide audience using a variety of browsers, then ActiveX controls might not be as practical. ...
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