The Ultimate Visual Basic 4 Controls Sourcebook: The Complete Guide to Plug 'n Play Windows Programming with OCX and VBX Controls

The hottest thing going with Visual Basic is its ability to use off-the-shelf custom controls to supercharge VB applications. More than anything else, custom controls save developers time and money. This guide provides the best tools and resources to help you develop applications with custom controls. Expert VB programmer and author Don Kiely will lead you through VBXs (the current standard) and OCXs (the new 32-bit standard) in a unique "easy to plug and play" format with numerous examples, information, and resources you won't find anywhere else. The custom controls provided give you everything you need to add the very best features to your VB applications: Internet support, graphics, charting and graphing, text editors and word processors, multimedia, databases, and much more.
This unique, hands-on reference guide is like two books in one. The first section shows you how to select a custom control from different categories, such as Internet and communications programming or database development. The second section presents every major commercial, shareware, and freeware control available. Here you'll find a wealth of information and resources to help you acquire and use the controls you need today. In addition, you can use the companion CD-ROM to easily locate controls, try out sample applications, and compare leading controls.