>i went to an MS ActiveX site and download some components i.e.
>
>surround video
>futurewave animation
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>ActiveX is an OCX (therefore OLE?) file in \windows\occache
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>but when i tried to use it on a form in an ole container i get all sort of error messages.
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>btw you'll notice at the MS ActiveX site most components are tested for Internet Explorer and VBScript - no Visual Foxpro!
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>Dear Bill,
> Where are the VFP ActiveX things?

Yes, ActiveX is VFP 5.0 compatible. Matter of fact VFP 5 is now a OLE server. Just because you get error messages means little. ActiveX is still tricky to use. Especially depending on the vendor.

HTH,
Tom