.ocx
File Type |
ActiveX Control |
File Format |
Proprietary (Microsoft) |
Usage |
Referenced by an application; not meant to be opened manually |
Popularity |
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Common |
Description |
Object that can be placed within an ActiveX form; typically has an event attached to it, such as handling scroll bar movement and the resizing of windows; commonly written in the Visual Basic or C++ programming languages.
Originally called an Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) custom control. Now referred to as an ActiveX control, which is the component object within Microsoft's ActiveX technologies.
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Updated |
2007 |
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