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Differences between COM and ActiveX
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Hi<br>COM (Component Object Model) is a component technology which is a set of standards which allow the components to communicate with one another. COM is a binary standard. Any component that is developped using these guidelines, which are nothing but a way of exposing interfaces for communication, is a COM component. A COM component canbe developped in VC++, VB or any platform that supports COM.<br><br>ActiveX on the other hand is an implementation of COM. Or in simple words you can say its a type of COM component. So all ActiveX components are COM components. You can build an ActiveX component using VB.<br><br>Bye
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