Activex data object

Question

Hi.... I know ADO is Activex Data Object but I want to know what is the meaning of Activex ? Please explain anyone.... Thanks....

Vulpes · Answer

ActiveX is a framework based on the Component Object Model (or COM) for creating software components in a language independent way. It was introduced by Microsoft in the 1990s and so pre-dates .NET. Most ActiveX components were built in either C++ or VB. For more details check out this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveX