What Are COM / ActiveX / OCX? - The Differences and Relationships Explained (archived 2026-09-01)
A practical guide to what COM is, what ActiveX is, and what OCX is - covering their differences and relationships, the connection to OLE, where they are used, and how to think about them today. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/13/000-what-is-com-activex-ocx/, as published on 2026-09-01. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-13.
Authors
- Go Komura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8895-8390)
Institutions
- Fujikura (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21614486
- Primary Topic
- Academic Writing and Publishing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00