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Activex Controls Inside Out (Paperback)

by Adam Denning (Author)

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OLE controls are an important ingredient in Microsoft(r)'s emerging "object model" approach to applications, development tools, and operating systems. Written by a former data management consultant and current program manager in the Microsoft Visual C++(r) development team, OLE CONTROLS INSIDE OUT, SECOND EDITION is an in-depth guide for C++ and VB programmers who want to build powerful custom controls and "componentware" using Microsoft's new tools and revolutionary COM (component object model) technology. A comprehensive update to the successful first edition, the book contains the latest on MFC, OLE modifications, and Visual Basic(r) support for OCX creation, an indispensable resource for all those programming for Windows(r) and the Internet.

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Paperback: 635 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Pr; 2nd edition (May 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1572313501
ISBN-13: 978-1572313507
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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2.0 out of 5 stars 80% fluff for Visual C++ programmers, August 10, 2000

By	Tim Howland (Brentwood, TN) - See all my reviews

Book deals with one single ActiveX control, with no UI, and a simplistic purpose. Yet the author spends 80% of the book explaining the *business logic* (not the ActiveX-specific issues) of this silly example. (and the code listings of every iteration) Good beginning, good chapter on VBX to OCX (if you need that), but overall dissapointing. Hardly "inside-out" coverage to a proficient VC++ developer.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Beginning ActiveX Programmers BEWARE!, September 10, 1998

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First this book names all of the features of ActiveX but never gives enough detail for the reader to fully understand. Then it hides the nuts and bolts by using MS Control Wizards. If a control ever breaks and Microsoft's Wizards can't fix it for you, you have a snowballs chance in hell of finding anything useful in this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Actually, it's two and half, November 5, 1999

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the stars are given to the style that explains things from the ground. However, it's out of date somehow for COM programming using MFC. I'd like to recommend Beginning MFC COM. (4 stars, unless you have a good understanding on COM, otherwise, go to Inside COM =>Essential COM first).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Complete reference for in-process ActiveX controls w/ MFC
If you are looking to develop in-process ActiveX controls, this book will make a very good reference. Read more

Published on May 23, 2000 by cbellos

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for those who have some experience with MFC
The book has one big strong point for anyone wanting to convert VBXs to OCXs. It has an entire chapter on this topic and was useful for me in converting my old controls to the... Read more

Published on June 18, 1999 by snake@hotmail.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for non beginners.
I'm wasn't a beginner when I started this book. I had already studied Inside COM by Dale Rogerson and Inside Distributed COM, so I was able to appreciate the depth that this book... Read more

Published on April 6, 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Detailed and with depth, but confuse beginners
To learn ActiveX/COM/ATL programming, I bought this book and Tom Armstrong's ATL. I'm not used to Denning's english style, too many words, as recorded from a training class and I... Read more

Published on March 25, 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Makes Activex look like a 'house of cards'
After reading the cover endorsement by Microsft VP Victor Stone, my excitement soon dimmed when I studied Adam's writings. Read more

Published on February 8, 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Wait a minute! It's not that bad ...
Chapter 3 of this book is the most frustrating part. In this chapter, the author wants to showcase so much stuff he hasn't yet explained, which makes it extremely difficult to... Read more

Published on February 27, 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars First Edition was not very useful
The book attempts to give a presentation of the requirements needed to write an ActiveX control, but the flow of the text jumps all over the place, skipping topics and glossing... Read more

Published on October 6, 1997 by Kirk@GoSequoia.com

3.0 out of 5 stars Help!
Like most Microsoft Publications, this book is totally impossible to penetrate for the beginner, or the intermediate beginner. Read more

Published on July 15, 1997

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