ISBN-13: 978-1562765767, ISBN-10: 1562765760

The Developing COM/ActiveX Components with Visual Basic 6 book is a comprehensive guide for learning component development, covering programming concepts and technical steps to create ActiveX components.

With expert-mode knowledge of COM controls and a guide to the latest features in Visual Basic, this book is perfect for programmers who need detailed information on Visual Basic controls.

The author provides a thorough introduction to ActiveX and COM technology, along with pros and cons of using COM objects as in-process dynamic-link libraries (DLLs), standalone EXEs, or remote processes.

Additionally, the book covers class and project options in Visual Basic, including designing objects up close and hard-to-find material on collections and multithreading programming techniques.

The author also provides an interesting example of a live stock-quote server.

This book is ideal for developers who want to write ActiveX controls in Visual Basic, with the added bonus of expert knowledge on class and project options.