With the release of version 5, VB programmers can finally create ActiveX controls without resorting to C++. And when the manual can't help, turn to VB master Dan Appleman, who can. In this well-designed guide, you'll find a serious review of all the key technology-from beginning OLE fundamentals to the latest in ActiveX component, ActiveX control, and ActiveX document technology.Dan Appleman's Developing ActiveX Components with Visual Basic 5.0: A Guide to the Perplexed teaches you everything-from designing the object model to creating and testing your new components, to straightening out versioning problems and understanding container dependencies. Simply put this book is a best-of-class addition to any dynamic VB developer's library!Building on the Visual Basic documentation without trying to replace it, this book covers methods, properties, events, databinding, multithreading, Internet/intranet, licensing, and more.

* Cuts to the chase, covering the most essential problems
* Explores how to avoid common pitfalls
* CD-ROM includes sample source code from the book