ActiveX Bridge Usage in Client-Server architecture

Hi,
We developed an application (client-server architecture) based on RMI layer. Now we want to expose client as an ActiveX Control. Assume, server is running on one m/c, client is running on different m/c. Now in other m/c, on VB container my client activex is running. This activex should fetch data from server(through java based client) and should display it.
We implemented an activex control for client, it is interacting with server. To show server data it should use one user-defined object class. We made this object as public static. But we are not able to use this object on activex side. Even serializing this object and reading it again is also not working.
If anyone has idea on debugging this issue, please help us.
Sagar.

Use the 'NI AlarmEvent Browser' ActiveX control. Set the machine as the remote station. Lots of parameters.
Mike
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