Internet Programming with Visual Basic 5.0 and ActiveX

ActiveX is a family of technologies representing Microsoft's major Internet offering for Internet, Intranet, and network developers.

ActiveX enables developers to create interactive content for Web sites and build dynamic networked applications.

Visual Basic is the intermediate programming language for Windows developers.

Due to its big installed base and ease of use, Visual Basic should be the primary language used to create ActiveX applications.

This volume teaches how to undertake the major types of ActiveX development, creating interactive content for Web site and developing networked applications for the Internet, Intranets, and similar networked environment.

Topics covered include: underlying ActiveX technologies; Internet development from the perspective of Visual Basic and Windows developers; Visual Basic 5.0 features enabling Internet and ActiveX programming; developing applications and content using major new ActiveX controls - HTTP, HTML, FTP, email; and creating new controls with Visual Basic 5.0.