.OCX File Description

Object that can be placed within an ActiveX form; typically has an event attached to it, such as handling scroll bar movement and the resizing of windows; commonly written in the Visual Basic or C++ programming languages.

Originally called an Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) custom control. Now referred to as an ActiveX control, which is the component object within Microsoft's ActiveX technologies.

Other Information For .OCX File Extension

• Company:

  Microsoft Corporation.

• File Type:

  Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding Custom (OLE) Control

• Identifying Characters (Hex):

  4D 5A

• Identifying Characters (ASCII):

  MZ