There are tons of existing applications used by companies written in a myraid of languages that still use ActiveX controls extensively - especially compiled VB programs. They aren't going to go away anytime soon. Most companies are not moving existing apps to .NET or anything else unless there is a strong business case do do so ...

>What is the future of ActiveX controls now that you can no longer create them with current MS development software (i.e. VB .NET and C++ .NET)? If VFP is the last to still using OCXs, are we going to have support or new controls in the future? Just thinking out load...
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>John