Below are articles and examples using third party controls, external OCX and DLL files.
Advanced
Microsoft Flex Grid Example (MSFLXGRD.OCX) (article date: Apr-1-2009)
This example was built to replace a Microsoft Excel solution with Microsoft Access. In this example the MSFlex Grid is used to improve the Access interface and particulary deal with an issue of editing data from a crosstab query, while leaving the interface close to the customer’s original Excel worksheets.
Intermediate
SageKey 2007 Access Deployment Wizard (article date: Dec-7-2009)
This article shows my recent experience with using SageKey product to make an install program for my software.