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<td align="right" valign="center"><img src="logo32.png" align="right" width="64" height="32" border="0"></td></tr></table><h1 align=center>The QAxContainer Module</h1>
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<p> The <a href="activeqt.html#ActiveQt">ActiveQt</a> framework provides a library implementing a <a href="qwidget.html">QWidget</a>
subclass, <a href="qaxwidget.html">QAxWidget</a>, that acts as a container for ActiveX
controls.
<p> This module is part of the <a href="activeqt.html">ActiveQt
framework</a>. (To make an application into an ActiveX server
see the <a href="qaxserver.html">QAxServer module</a>.)
<p> The module consists of three classes
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<li> <a href="qaxbase.html">QAxBase</a> is an abstract class that provides an API to initialize
and access a COM/ActiveX object.
<li> <a href="qaxobject.html">QAxObject</a> provides a <a href="qobject.html">QObject</a> that wraps a COM object.
<li> <a href="qaxwidget.html">QAxWidget</a> is a <a href="qwidget.html">QWidget</a> that wraps an ActiveX control.
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<p> Some <a href="qaxcontainer-examples.html">example applications</a>
that use standard ActiveX controls to provide high level user
interface functionality are provided.
<p> <h2> Building the library
</h2>
<a name="1"></a><p> In the <tt>activeqt</tt> directory (usually <tt>QTDIR/extensions/activeqt</tt>)
enter the <tt>container</tt> subdirectory and run <tt>qmake</tt> to generate the
makefile, and use the make tool (<tt>nmake</tt> for VC++, <tt>make</tt> for Borland)
to build the library. The library <tt>qaxcontainer.lib</tt> will be linked
into <tt>QTDIR/lib</tt>. If you build a shared library (i.e. when Qt is a
shared library) the <tt>qaxcontainer.dll</tt> will be copied into
<tt>QTDIR/bin</tt> and into the <a href="designer-manual.html">Qt
Designer</a> plugin directory.
<p> <h2> Using the library
</h2>
<a name="2"></a><p> To use the classes the application must link against
the <tt>qaxcontainer.lib</tt> file. Add
<p> <pre>
LIBS += $(QTDIR)/lib/qaxcontainer.lib
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<p> to your application's <tt>.pro</tt> file.
<p> See the <a href="qaxwidget.html">QAxWidget</a> API reference for documentation about how to
use this class to embed ActiveX controls in Qt applications.
<p> The <a href="qaxcontainer-faq.html">QAxContainer FAQ</a> provides
additional information about building and distributing Qt
applications hosting ActiveX controls.
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