Can I use ActiveX and/or Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)?
Yes. ActiveX is a broad term that generally refers to a binary standard for sharing code and data between separate programs or “components”. The actual protocol is specified by the Component Object Model (COM). COM has undergone several ugrades since its introduction as Object Linking and Embedding (OLE). One significant feature of COM is Automation. Automation allows a “client” program to control a “server” program just as if the server functionality was built into the client. For example, DADiSP 6.0 can fully control Microsoft Word, placing a DADiSP Worksheet into a document and printing the results all from within DADiSP. Likewise, a Visual Basic program can hand off data to DADiSP for processsing without DADiSP ever being visible to the user. In this way, DADiSP acts as a powerful data analysis library for any program that supports Automation.
