Learn about OLE container implementation to host a Transparent Flash Player Control using plain C++. No ATL, MFC, or other libraries are used.
Transparent Flash Control in Plain C++
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Tabbed ActiveX Control
Published 01/28/2004
For beginners: Learn how to make a tabbed user interface using a simple MFC ActiveX control in VC++ .NET.
Adding Scripting Support to an Application
Published 06/23/2003
Sometimes there isn't a need to implement full scripting support. Learn how to add this support the easy way using the Microsoft Script Control. (The article, project, and source code were updated.)
Property Pages for ActiveX Controls
Published 10/01/2002
Property Pages for ActiveX Controls
Menu in ActiveX Controls
Published 01/15/2002
How to enable a menu in an ATL/MFC ActiveX control - simple but instructive.
Dynamic creation and placement of ActiveX controls
Published 09/10/2001
Most of the applications that use ActiveX controls, do so by embedding them at design time. This article demonstrates how simple it is to create and place Active X controls at run time.
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
Published 04/18/2011
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
Published 06/23/2011
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
How to Determine Which Office Version is Installed with VB.NET and C#
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Knowing which version of MS Office is installed on the client computer is vital; unfortunately, many programmers see this as an afterthought. Hannes du Preeze shows you four different ways to determine the Office versions installed so that you don't make this mistake.
Building an Azure Queuing Message Pipeline
Published 01/15/2013
A developer building messaging solutions with Azure Queuing and Azure Service Bus should follow a Pipeline pattern when processing a significant number of different messages. One approach to building a Pipeline is to layer a message following an Envelope pattern.
