How can i use ActiveX control in console base application?

[Banks K]

Hi all , I have one Dll which is activex control named as “AxInterop.ECLActiveX.dll” I have to use this DLL in my application which is console base application. this DLL export some function like "compreesFile" etc. can anybody tell me how can call function from that DLL. if anybody have for the please share with me. thanks bankey khandelwal

[With_problem]

I am also strrugling with same problem....you can have look at this site it may be helpful to you http://www.codeproject.com/dll/vbactivexwithvc.asp[^]

[Banks K]

thanks for ur reply but i have DLL which also developed in vc++ and also when trying to import this DLL as # import "Interop.ECLActiveX.dll" it giving a error like fatal error C1083: Cannot open type library file: 'e:\workarea\data\code\consolebasetest\interop.eclactivex.dll': Error loading type library/DLL. also this dll is at the same path can you explain me what is the problem ?

[With_problem]

you can find lot of project here hoe to load vc++ dll....see this link http://www.codeproject.com/dll/[^]

[Cedric Moonen]

Banks K wrote:

I have one Dll which is activex control named as “AxInterop.ECLActiveX.dll”

ActiveX have the '.ocx' extension, not '.dll'. So, there is something wrong here.

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Cédric Moonen Software developer
Charting control [v1.1]

[Monty2]

Cedric Moonen wrote:

ActiveX have the '.ocx' extension, not '.dll'.

ocx and dll are both same, ocx is just a dll with the extention renamed.

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OK, so what's the speed of dark?

[Cedric Moonen]

Monty2 wrote:

ocx and dll are both same, ocx is just a dll with the extention renamed.

Not entirely true. ActiveX is based on a dll but it is more than just a regular dll (it provides much more than a simple dll). Thus there something strange here. Why does it speak about an ActiveX that has a .dll extension ? I just wanted to clarify the situation.

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Cédric Moonen Software developer
Charting control [v1.1]

[Sam Hobbs]

Not all files with a DLL extension are regular DLLs. An ActiveX control can be in a file with a DLL extension. It is common for an ActiveX control to be in a file with the OCX extension, but I think that is primarily due to the way VB uses them. Windows will use whatever file that is registered.

[Sam Hobbs]

The definition of "ActiveX Control" is nebulous but typically they include a UI. If the control has a UI then you probably need to create a window for it.