Is ActiveX old technology these days?
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Hi guys, I've been asked to look at updating an ActiveX control but it's pretty nasty and I'm wondering if these days there are better technologies to use as alternatives to ActiveX. Currently it's developed with MFC7.1 and it's generated entirely longhand using CRect, CBrush, CFont etc. It's an engine RPM bar that is updated with RPM values and the bar scrolls up and down depending on the rpm value. It also has a few other features like colour changes if the rpm is within certain limits etc. I'm sure you get the gist. Cheers, Chris Chambers.
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Hi guys, I've been asked to look at updating an ActiveX control but it's pretty nasty and I'm wondering if these days there are better technologies to use as alternatives to ActiveX. Currently it's developed with MFC7.1 and it's generated entirely longhand using CRect, CBrush, CFont etc. It's an engine RPM bar that is updated with RPM values and the bar scrolls up and down depending on the rpm value. It also has a few other features like colour changes if the rpm is within certain limits etc. I'm sure you get the gist. Cheers, Chris Chambers.
If we assume the use model of your control is to run in a Web Page in an IE browser (because you posted in the web development forum) then you might want to look into SilverLight and Flash and the other competitors in that space. However I don't believe you will find it a direct replacement for developing an ActiveX for other people to use in developing Web Pages for IE.
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If we assume the use model of your control is to run in a Web Page in an IE browser (because you posted in the web development forum) then you might want to look into SilverLight and Flash and the other competitors in that space. However I don't believe you will find it a direct replacement for developing an ActiveX for other people to use in developing Web Pages for IE.
Thanks for your reply led mike. You assume correctly, it is indeed to run in a web page in a browser. I did start to look at Silverlight but I thought I'd get some feedback from other people before I jumped in with both feet in case there were other alternatives I'd overlooked. Cheers, Chris.