ActiveX is a framework for defining reusable Component based software engineering software components ... to ActiveX Controls at http microsoft.com microsoft.com , accessed 18 January 2008 ref File activexie9.jpg thumb The process an Internet Explorer 9 user must go through to install an ActiveX ... , Microsoft Visual Studio , and Windows Media Player use ActiveX controls to build their feature set and also encapsulate their own functionality as ActiveX controls which can then be embedded into other applications. Internet Explorer also allows embedding ActiveX controls onto web page s. Controls ActiveX controls, mini program building blocks, can serve to create distributed applications working ..., viewing certain kinds of files, and displaying animation. ActiveX controls are comparable to Java ... them. But Java applets can run on nearly any platform, while ActiveX components officially operate ... cite web url http support.mozilla.com en US kb Activex title ActiveX accessdate 2009 03 12 author ... with Windows systems. ActiveX is not supported by Microsoft on other operating systems e.g. Mac OS ... US kb Activex archivedate 15 March 2009 DASHBot deadurl no ref Malware , e.g. computer virus es and spyware , can be accidentally installed from malicious websites using ActiveX controls drive by download s . Programmers can write ActiveX controls in any language which supports COM component development ... en us library ms974283.aspx Creating ActiveX Components in C ref Borland Delphi Visual Basic .NET Framework C VB.NET Common examples of ActiveX controls include Button computing command button s, list ... the technology as ActiveX in 1996. ref cite web url http zone.ni.com devzone cda tut p id 4496 title Using ActiveX with LabVIEW &ndash Examining Mission Editor Version 1.0 accessdate 2009 ... National Instruments location pages doi archiveurl archivedate dateformat quote The term ActiveX ... press 1996 mar96 activxpr.mspx title Microsoft Announces ActiveX Technologies Microsoft Corp. announced ... more details
Context date January 2008 Expert subject multiple Computing Microsoft Windows date February 2009 ActiveX Document also known as DocObject or DocObj ref http www.pcmag.com encyclopedia term 0,2542,t ActiveX Documents&i 37473,00.asp Definition of ActiveX Documents ref is a computer file in the form of a compound document compound text based document that allows Clarify date February 2009 a container application Vague date February 2009 to use the full capabilities of server applications. Ambiguous date July 2011 This approach Clarify date February 2009 distinguishes between a document, such as a word document or video clip , and the software that can be Application software applied open, edit, display, save to the document. ActiveX documents consist of two components the document itself and the ActiveX DLL or EXE server that supports it. A single server computing server can support an unlimited number of documents, just as Microsoft Word can support any number of document files. The server for an ActiveX document can be an EXE or a DLL server. The document generally has the extension .VBD, though ActiveX documents can be stored within other files as well, using a mechanism Ambiguous date July 2011 called Object Linking and Embedding OLE structured storage . References reflist External links http pntpm3.ulb.ac.be Info Activex ch23.htm ActiveX document fundamentals Dead link date September 2011 Microsoft Windows components Category Microsoft initiatives Category Windows software Category Windows software stubs Windows software stub ... more details
orphan date January 2009 The Mozilla ActiveX Control uses the Gecko layout engine Gecko layout engine to deliver a fully programmable HTML and XML rendering control for ActiveX developers. The API is similar to the Internet Explorer ActiveX control so it maintains a high degree of compatibility. Mozilla ActiveX Control can be used by ReactOS to gain compatibility with some Windows programs, as well as enable web browsing right from within ReactOS Explorer. Gecko is the same engine that powers Mozilla , Mozilla Firefox and numerous other rich content applications. External links http www.adamlock.com mozilla Mozilla ActiveX Control home page Category Mozilla web software stub fr Mozilla ActiveX Control ... more details
Microsoft s ActiveX Data Objects ADO is a set of Component Object Model COM object computing object s for accessing data sources. A part of MDAC , it provides a middleware layer between programming language s and OLE DB a means of accessing data stores, whether they be database s or otherwise, in a uniform manner . ADO allows a software developer developer to write programs that access data without knowing how the database is implemented. He must be aware of the database for connection only. No knowledge of SQL is required to access a database when using ADO, although one can use ADO to directly execute SQL commands. The disadvantage of the latter is that it introduces a dependency upon the type of database used. ADO is positioned as a successor to Microsoft s earlier object layers for accessing data sources, including Remote Data Objects RDO Remote Data Objects and Data Access Objects DAO Data Access Objects . ADO was introduced by Microsoft in October 1996. Internals ADO is made up of four collections and twelve objects. ADO collections Fields This collection contains a set of Field objects. The Collection can be used in either a Recordset object or in a Record object. In a Recordset object, each of the Field objects that make up the Fields collection corresponds to a column in that Record set object. In a Record object, a Field can be an absolute or relative URL that points into a tree structured Namespace computer science namespace used for semi structured data providers like the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Internet Publishing or as a reference to the default Stream object ... ADO Quick Reference Microsoft APIs DEFAULTSORT Activex Data Objects Category Microsoft application programming interfaces da ADO de ActiveX Data Objects es ActiveX Data Objects fr ActiveX Data Objects ko it ActiveX Data Objects nl ActiveX Data Objects ja ActiveX Data Objects pl ActiveX Data Objects pt ActiveX Data Objects ru ADO th ActiveX Data Objects uk ADO zh ADO ... more details
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Killbit is a security feature in web browsers based on Microsoft s Trident layout engine Trident engine such as Internet Explorer and other ActiveX containers that respect the killbit such as Microsoft Office . A killbit instructs an ActiveX control container never to use a specific piece of ActiveX software, whether third party or Microsoft, as identified by its CLSID class identifier CLSID . The main purpose of a killbit is to close security holes. If a vendor discovers that there is a security hole in a specific version of an ActiveX control, they can request that Microsoft put out a killbit for it. Killbit updates are typically deployed to Microsoft Windows operating systems via Windows Update . Implementation A flag in the Windows Registry identifies a CLSID as unsafe. The CLSID a type of a Globally unique identifier GUID acts as a serial number for the software in question. It must exist for each piece of software that behaves as an ActiveX control. If an ActiveX container finds that the CLSID of a killbit entry matches the CLSID of the software, the software is blocked from running in the ActiveX container. If a vendor wants to release an updated version then they release it with a different CLSID. Internet Explorer s HTML Application HTML application host also respects the killbit when processing the OBJECT tag in HTML, but not when processing scripts in HTML. References reflist External links http support.microsoft.com kb 240797 Microsoft KB240797 How to stop an ActiveX control from running in Internet Explorer August 24, 2007 http blogs.technet.com srd archive 2008 02 06 The Kill 2D00 Bit FAQ 3A00 Part 1 of 3.aspx Microsoft Technet The Kill Bit FAQ Category Internet Explorer Category Microsoft Windows security technology de Killbit es Killbit fr Killbit zh ActiveX ru Killbit security software stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Surround Video was a Microsoft technology, announced as a competitor, to Apple s QuickTime VR for creating panoramic 360 degree Stereoscopy 3D images. It was evaluated by reviewers as an equal to Quicktime VR. Despite never having shipped as an actual end user product, Microsoft released a Surround Video ActiveX control . ref http activex.microsoft.com activex controls museum survid.htm Surround Video ActiveX Control Demo ref The Surround Video control was used by websites such as CarPoint and Expedia . ref http activex.microsoft.com activex controls museum survid.asp Microsoft Surround Video Control ref It also ships as part of Encarta encyclopedia where it is used for panoramic interactivities. A somewhat similar modern initiative by Microsoft is Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth . References reflist 2 External links http www.byte.com art 9505 sec9 art2.htm Byte Panoramic video, using Apple s QuickTime VR and Microsoft s Surround Video, enables photo quality virtual reality on your computer screen compu soft stub Category Uncompleted Microsoft initiatives ... more details
Nightmare 6 is a game which Apple Computer included along with other software with the purchase of their systems in the 1980 s. Many of those who grew up in this decade are likely to remember playing this game either in school or at home. External links http www.platypuscomix.net applepalooza nightmare6game.html ActiveX Apple II emulator adaption Category Mac OS games ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 DHTMLEdit is an ActiveX for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and later. It allows Web authors and application developers to add WYSIWYG DHTML editing capabilities to their Web sites and applications. The editing component uses Microsoft s Component Object Model COM technology to provide access to editing services such as basic HTML formatting, tables, undo and redo, and absolute positioning. Because of several security issues with this ActiveX, Microsoft decided to discontinue shipping it with Windows Vista . Also Internet Explorer has continued to evolve, incorporating WYSIWYG editing features of its own in Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Explorer 6. The control was present in the Beta 1 version of Windows Vista, but is absent in subsequent Windows releases. However, because several programs and websites require this control to function correctly, it is still available as a separate download from Microsoft Download Center. More information can be found http msdn2.microsoft.com EN US library aa663363.aspx here . References reflist 2 External links http msdn.microsoft.com archive en us dnaredcom html cncpt.asp?frame true DHTML Editing Component Overview http download.microsoft.com download 6 f 9 6f92d5c3 ef1c 496f b066 0698280ed4f1 DhtmlEd.msi DHTML ActiveX for Vista Category Component based software engineering Category Editing software Category Windows software Windows software stub ... more details
ALX may refer to Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano , light attack aircraft Hewa Bora Airways , Congo ICAO code Thomas C. Russell Field , in Alabama, United States IATA code Alexandria railway station , Scotland National Rail code Union Station Alexandria, Virginia Amtrak Code File name extension .ALX for various computer file types ActiveX Layout file BlackBerry Application Loader File disambig de ALX fr ALX it ALX ... more details
Image fax2send.png right Fax2Send is a fax server software system produced by Beacon Computer Services, in the U.K. It is subject to a proprietary software proprietary licence. The system is available in versions for Linux and Solaris Operating System Solaris operating systems. It includes API s to facilitate embedding faxing functionality in server applications. Client interfaces include e mail , virtual printer s, and special bundled client software . The client software is available in versions for Unix Linux running under X Window System X , and Microsoft Windows Windows it allows the sending and receiving and management of faxes, and administration of user settings including coverpages. Also included is a Windows ActiveX control ActiveX component, which facilitates embedding faxing functionality into Windows client applications. The company also produces U Fax , for Unix servers. See also Fax server List of proprietary software for Linux External links http www.fax2send.com fax2send page products server.html Fax2Send website Category Fax software ... more details
of data access interface from Data Access Objects DAO to ActiveX Data Objects ADO . Substantial change ... of ActiveX Data Objects ADO and Microsoft SQL Server of the upsized solution. Notes and references ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In computer programming , a third party software component is a reusable software component developed to be either freely distributed or sold by an entity other than the original vendor of the development platform. The third party software component market thrives because many programmers believe that Component based software engineering component oriented development improves the efficiency and quality of developing custom applications. However, this belief may be misplaced because the majority of these components are not subject to the same quality controls that one would expect to find in other industries. It is rare to find a software component that was developed in accordance with a general standard such as ISO 9001 , let alone a more specific standard that would be applicable to the function of the component. For instance, there is a British Standards Institution specification BS 6117 1981 which details the requirements for the performance and characteristics of glass bottles for light wine, however no such standard exists for a software component that would provide a Java logging framework . This means that the user of such a software component would not be able to rely on it having a predictable behaviour. Visual Basic Microsoft Visual Basic Spawned the first commercially viable market for reusable software components. Visual Basic s first extensibility mechanism was the specification for Visual Basic Extension s, commonly known as custom controls . In version 4.0 of Visual Basic, the OCX custom control was introduced to replace VBX. OCX was later renamed ActiveX and then component object model COM . In version 7.0 of Visual Basic, also known as VB.NET , Microsoft introduced the Microsoft .NET .NET Component to replace both VBX and ActiveX. It was still possible to use many ActiveX components in VB.NET by wrapping them in a .NET layer. See also Enterprise Java Beans Visual component library VCL Component Library for Cross Plat ... more details
WinWrap Basic WWB by Polar Engineering and Consulting is a third party macro language based on Visual Basic used with programmes of various types ref http www.winwrap.com web basic default.asp ref which its vendor touts as an alternative to ActiveX e.g. VBScript , JScript , PerlScript , Rexx based WSH engines and others , Visual Basic for Applications , and VSTA for this purpose. The WWB software package is used in conjunction with Microsoft development tools including Visual Studio, Visual Studio.NET, and the ActiveX scripting engines. The current version, 10.01, is available for different combinations of OS and platform. There are four types of WWB, those being WWB.NET for the .NET object model used with Visual Studio.NET 2005 and 2008 and VSTA , .WWB COM for the COM object model Visual Studio and Visual Studio.NET earlier versions , both of which are used with all Windows 32 and 64 bit operating systems of from Windows 95 to Windows VIsta the other two packages are for Windows CE and PocketPC & Windows Mobile. Earlier versions of WWB ran under Windows 3.1 and ostensibly OS 2 Warp 3 as well. WWB is integrated into many software packages including most categories of PC and server software as well as software used to run various types of equipment like mass spectrometers and other lab equipment. References Reflist Prog lang stub Category BASIC programming language family ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A helper application is an external viewer program launched to display content retrieved using a web browser . Some common examples include Windows Media Player and QuickTime Player for playing streaming content. Unlike a plugin whose full code is included into browser code , a small line is added to the browser code to tell it to open a certain helper application in case it encounters a certain file format. See also ActiveX control Object Linking and Embedding Overlay operating system Plug in computing shell script Video player software XCMD DEFAULTSORT Helper Application Category Web browsers Web software stub ... more details
A recordset is a data structure that consists of a group of database record database records , and can either come from a base table database table or as the result of a Information retrieval query to the table. The concept is common to a number of platforms, notably Microsoft s Data Access Objects DAO and ActiveX Data Objects ADO . The Recordset object contains a Fields collection, and a Properties collection. At any time, the Recordset object refers to only a single record within the set as the current record. See also Bound control External links http msdn.microsoft.com en us library ms681510.aspx Microsoft definition of a Recordset object in ADO http www.w3schools.com ado ado ref recordset.asp software stub Category Databases Category Data structures de Recordset es Recordset ja ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Ideal Bulletin Board is one of the early Microsoft Microsoft Windows Windows based Bulletin board system bulletin board programs . It uses Microsoft SQL Server on the Front end and back end back end and ASP Active Server Pages on the presentation layer. Business logic is done in Component Object Model COM ActiveX . Microsoft is a big customer of this product using it on a lot of their own properties. The company Ideal Science is based in Austin, Texas Austin , Texas . External links http www.idealscience.com Ideal Science, Inc. website Category Bulletin board systems web software stub ... more details
KEGS is an Apple IIgs emulator for multiple platforms Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux Unix . Its acronym stands for Kent s Emulated GS. It is capable of emulating a IIgs with 8 120 MHz, and runs most applications and games. A Windows port, KEGS32, is maintained, as is KEGS OSX, a Macintosh port. XGS DOS, an MS DOS port, was last updated in 1998. An ActiveX emulator, http activegs.freetoolsassociation.com ActiveGS , built upon KEGS32, allow users to run the program on the webpage as an applet. It also has a standalone version. External links http kegs.sourceforge.net Official website http web.archive.org web 20091027073634 http geocities.com akilgard kegs32 KEGS32 http www.casags.net kegs osx index.html KEGS OSX http www.emaculation.com doku.php kegs KEGS32 Setup Guide emulation stub Category Emulation software ... more details
notability date October 2011 unreferenced date October 2011 GFI Network Server Monitor is a network monitoring tool of the company GFI . The original source code was bought from a dutch company ActiveXperts which has its own ActiveXperts Network Monitor. The original source code is written in C and uses ActiveX COM components of ActiveXperts itself. Many similarities in earlier versions of both the products can be viewd in the GUI. Installing the GFI Network Server Monitor on a machine which has already installed the ActiveXperts Network Monitor, can cause DLL conflicts, as many DLL names, and registry entries have remained the same. References Category Network management ... more details
mspress.htm ref ActiveBar was the first ActiveX control providing developers with a tool to create ... ActiveX Designer report writer offering developers full report writing capabilities as well as extensive export formats. ActiveReports was also the first ActiveX Designer released outside of Microsoft ... in managed code. Timeline 1996 DynamiCube 1.0 Released. One of the first 32 bit ActiveX Controls ... s ActiveX Capabilities. DynamiCube is the first product that brings interactive OLAP capabilities to ActiveX ... for Visual Basic is the first ActiveX Designer for Visual Basic created outside of Microsoft ... http datadynamics.com ref 2003 Grid, a grid ActiveX Control is released. ref http web.archive.org web ... the world s first lightweight ActiveX designer http microsoft.apress.com asptodayarchive 72355 ... more details
message queuing based middleware. ActiveX was based on a number of technologies Microsoft had already developed for Windows. ActiveX controls were OLE based controls that could be embedded in web pages, applications, and on the desktop. ActiveX became strongly criticized for security problems, and Microsoft ... more details
Infobox software name SpywareBlaster logo Image SpywareBlaster logo.png screenshot Image SpywareBlasterscreenshot.png 250px caption SpywareBlaster 4 Screenshot developer Javacool Software latest release version 4.6 latest release date start date and age df yes 2012 02 7 operating system Microsoft Windows genre Killbit ref cite web url http www.netfaqs.com faqs Spyware index.asp title Frequently Asked Questions publisher netfaqs.com ref license Freeware website http www.javacoolsoftware.com spywareblaster.html www.javacoolsoftware.com spywareblaster.html SpywareBlaster is a killbit program for Microsoft Windows designed to block the installation of ActiveX malware . Features SpywareBlaster blocks the installation of most ActiveX based spyware , adware , browser hijacker s, dialer s and other unwanted programs from the user s computer. SpywareBlaster works by blacklisting the CLSID of known malware programs, effectively preventing them from infecting a protected computer. This approach differs from many other anti spyware programs, which typically offer the user a possibility to scan the memory and hard drive of the computer and remove the unwanted software, after it has been installed. SpywareBlaster also allows the user to prevent privacy hazards such as tracking cookies. Another feature is the ability to restrict the actions of websites known to distribute adware and spyware. SpywareBlaster supports several web browser s, including Internet Explorer , Netscape Navigator Netscape , Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox , Mozilla Application Suite Mozilla Seamonkey , and Flock web browser Flock . License SpywareBlaster is currently released as freeware , for personal and educational uses, ref cite web title SpywareBlaster Freeware Guidelines publisher JavaCool Software url http www.javacoolsoftware.com sbfreewareguidelines.html accessdate 2008 08 31 ref with manual updating. A paid auto update feature is also available. See also Ad Aware Spybot Search & Destroy References Refl ... more details
Infobox Windows component name Imaging for Windows logo screenshot included with replaces replaced by Windows Picture and Fax Viewer related components support status Discontinued Imaging for Windows from Global 360 is document imaging software. Earlier versions of Imaging for Windows were included in Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000. Global360 Imaging for Windows is the upgrade to this Imaging software, which was discontinued as of Windows XP . ref http support.microsoft.com kb 308979 Kodak imaging for Windows is not included with Windows XP ref Its image viewing, editing and scanning functions are superseded by Windows Picture and Fax Viewer and Microsoft Paint , both of which are based on GDI in Windows XP. Unfortunately, the multi page picture editing functions are gone with the Imaging software. However, it is possible to run any earlier Windows version on Windows XP Vista 7. Imaging for Windows was developed by Wang Laboratories Wang as in Windows 95 NT 4.0 , was later absorbed by Kodak as Eastman Software , as in Windows 98 2000 , then becoming eiStream Inc. , and is now owned by Global 360. Version 4.0 was released in November 2008. ref http www.global360.com products imaging Global 360 Imaging for Windows ref Imaging for Windows supports creating, annotating, viewing, and printing TIFF , BMP file format BMP , and Microsoft Fax AWD image documents. Users can also view and print JPEG and PCX DCX file format DCX images. Imaging for Windows also provides the ability to develop software using ActiveX tools. Each copy includes the Kodak Wang Imaging OCX ActiveX controls ImgEdit, ImgAdmin, ImgThumb, ImgScan and ImgOCR controls are provided. References references External links http support.microsoft.com kb 140980 Imaging for Windows 95 Version 1.0 DEFAULTSORT Imaging For Windows Category Information technology management Category Image viewers Category Discontinued Windows components it Imaging per Windows ... more details
refimprove date August 2010 Cleanup rewrite date January 2010 Image Vividas.logo.gif thumb right Vividas Logo Vividas Holdings Pty Ltd formerly Vividas Plc, formerly E genie Australia Pty Ltd ref http search.asic.gov.au cgi bin gns030c?acn 094 334 504&juris 9&hdtext ACN&srchsrc 1 ASIC Free Company Name Search Bot generated title ref is a software company situated in Australia in August 2000. The Vividas player client technology is multi architectural relying on Java or ActiveX for Windows only playback and multi platform running natively on Win32 and both Mac Intel and Mac OS X PPC . JNI architecture limits the application to certain devices and platforms. Technology The technology is based on 4 parts On2 VP6 compression decompression The compression technology responsible for the quality of the presentation. Xiph Ogg Vorbis The audio playback compression decompression component. Java Runtime or ActiveX Responsible for playback, network retrieval and connection speed determination. Content Delivery Network s Storage and Delivery of the video files from companies such as Akamai, Limelight, etc. Uses Vividas technology is used to provide streaming video content for Advertising, Marketing and Communications Corporate Communication Entertainment Film, Music and Sports Offices are in Melbourne , Australia. References Reflist External links http www.vividas.com Vividas http www.on2.org company news room press releases ?id 254 Press Releases http wiki.multimedia.cx index.php?title Vividas VIV In depth overview of .viv Vividas format http git.mansr.com ?p vividas Decryption Parser C Library ict company stub Category Software companies of Australia ... more details
OWC can refer to Office Web Components , a group of OLE components implemented as ActiveX controls in Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP and Office 2003 Open wheel car , describes cars with the wheels outside the car s main body and, in most cases, one seat. Oscillating water column , a wave power technology, see Wells turbine Water contact Oil water contact , the interface between layers of oil and water in hydrocarbon reservoirs Own work capitalized , the value of work that was performed for own purposes and is capitalized in the balance sheet as part of fixed assets OWC , song from the album Isola album Isola by the Swedish rock band Kent original wood case, a term used to describe wine packaging Other World Computing aka Macsales.com , a PC computer component supplier specializing in Apple computer products Disambig ... more details
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