Definition: A technology that allows various software components to communicate and interact, even though they are not written in the same language. ActiveX controls can be embedded in Web pages to produce animation and other multimedia effects, interactive objects and sophisticated applications.
An ActiveX control is a COM-based software component that integrates into and extends the functionality of any host application. ActiveX controls implement a set of predefined COM interfaces.
The ActiveX page of the component palette includes several ActiveX controls. You can use them like any standard VCL component, dropping them on forms and setting their properties using the Object Inspector.
