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What is an ActiveX container?

I have never had the opportunity to do anything with Microsoft ActiveX throughout my programming career. So, I know very little what it is or what it is used for. Although I searched the Internet for an answer, I found many different definitions for ActiveX or ActiveX Container. One of my clients requested an ActiveX container for my software, which I do not have. He wants to view or manage your software remotely through this ActiveX container. Is it possible? Is ActiveX still around? I am trying to check if I can use this ActiveX container for quick use.

I guess ActiveX is used to put some of your software on the Internet or Intranet. Thus, the user can access your application remotely.

Any answer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

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An Activex container is a frame in which an ActiveX control can run. These containers can be embedded in a desktop application or web page.

Due to the fact that the ActiveX control contains its own code, you must configure the security settings of your browser to run such objects. The only browser in which ActiveX is fully supported is IE (there are some experimental projects for supporting ActiveX in Firefox and Chrome). These containers can only work under Windows.

The fastest way to convert an existing application to an ActiveX control is using TActiveForm (below you have a link to a sample).

For more information, try these links.

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/915090/

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