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How to import ActiveX on VS2008

With VS2008, if you want to using the ActiveX Control . There are two issues that will prevent your application from working. The first is that VS2008 now enables DEP for applications it compiles. The second is that you need to tell VS2008 to compile your .net application for the same processor (32 or 64) as the ActiveX control.
Steps for using an ActiveX control in VS2008.

1. Add a reference to your ActiveX control to VS2008.
2. Add a post build event to your VS2008 project. This will remove DEP for your .net application. "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\editbin" /NXCOMPAT:NO $(TargetPath)
3. Our ActiveX control is a 32-bit ActiveX control. In your VS2008 project settings select x86.