This section is provided as a means to quickly getting started with the ActivePatch ActiveX control. The examples provided in this section presume some familiarity with the Visual Basic programming language, however the basic concepts are the same regardless of what language is used. Please refer to the technical reference for complete information on all of the properties, methods and constants used by ActivePatch. Before performing any of the steps in this guide, you should have installed ActivePatch on your development system.