| description | Learn more about: Containers for ActiveX Controls | |
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| title | Containers for ActiveX Controls | |
| ms.date | 09/12/2018 | |
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Note
The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) library continues to be supported. However, we're no longer adding features or updating the documentation.
You can use ActiveX controls developed in Visual Studio in other applications, as long as they support ActiveX control containment. A number of Microsoft applications, beginning with the versions listed, support ActiveX control containment.
Important
ActiveX is a legacy technology that should not be used for new development. For more information about modern technologies that supersede ActiveX, see ActiveX Controls.
Note
The following list is not a complete list of applications that support ActiveX controls but represents the set used most often in testing:
Applications that support ActiveX control containment include:
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Internet Explorer 3.x and greater
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Visual Basic 4.x and greater
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Visual C++ 4.x and greater
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Access 95 and greater
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Excel 97 and greater
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Word 97 and greater
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Access 97 and greater
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FrontPage 97 and greater
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PowerPoint 97 and greater
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Visual InterDev 97 and greater
The following are non-Microsoft applications that support ActiveX control containment:
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PowerBuilder
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Delphi
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C++ Builder
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NCompass Plug-in for Netscape Navigator