I have been searching on the web for some example code on how we can write a custom ActiveX Control for use in Excel using .NET but so far I have found old articles suggesting that it is not supported.
The application we are building uses Excel as a report writer so we which to add some custom controls to the worksheets to provide a richer experience. From the research I have done so far it appears that some ActiveX Controls can only be hosted in IE and hence I need to ensure that any approach taken works with Excel as a host.
The link http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/exposingdotnetcontrols.aspx mentions the following:
CAVEAT: As this support has been dropped from Beta2 of .NET, don't blame me if it fries your PC or toasts the cat.
Can anybody give me an indication if it is possible using .NET 1.1 and if so to any pointers on best practices?
Thanks
David