Basic HTML version of Foils prepared 4 May 97

Foil 15 Capabilities of ActiveX Controls

From Introduction to ActiveX, with VBScript CPS616 -- Information Track of CPS -- Spring Semester 97. by Nancy J. McCracken


1 Any control can be made into a hyperlink.
2 HTML elements are known as "intrinsic controls" and have additional attributes that you can attach scripts to.
  • For example, you can put general buttons on the page used to access or change form fields.
3 Similar list of events to JavaScript
  • For example, you can use mouseover to display link descriptions whenever the mouse is over a link.
4 For communicating with users, there are: Alert Boxes, Message Dialog Boxes, Confirm Boxes, Prompt Boxes, and Custom (Input) Dialog Boxes.
5 Build a drop-down menu on your web page.

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