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&gt;&gt;Is ActiveX the same as COM? <br />
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No, from Microsoft :-<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; An Microsoft® ActiveX® control is essentially a simple OLE object that supports the IUnknown interface.<br />
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Can I have ActiveX without having COM?<br />
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No, since COM objects always have to have *an* interface.
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>>Is ActiveX the same as COM?

No, from Microsoft :-

    An Microsoft® ActiveX® control is essentially a simple OLE object that supports the IUnknown interface.

Can I have ActiveX without having COM?

No, since COM objects always have to have *an* interface.

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Can I have ActiveX without having COM?
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Is ActiveX the same as COM? 

Can I have ActiveX without having COM?

ActiveX vs COM

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.