The Crystal ActiveX Control (OCX)

The Crystal ActiveX Control (OCX) is one of the oldest development technologies available to developers in Crystal Reports. When OCX was first released in Crystal Reports 4.5, it was based on the latest ActiveX technology from Microsoft, thus offering state-of-the-art reporting for Visual Basic developers. Today, however, its capabilities pale in comparison to the power and flexibility available in the RDC.

Today, the OCX supports only the smallest subsets of Report Engine functionality—the most common properties and methods. Although it's supported in newer versions, no new features have been added since Crystal Reports 6.

If you're a Visual Basic developer who has used the OCX, you will find the RDC easier to use inside the familiar Visual Basic IDE and by taking advantage of Report Creation experts.



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