Disclosed are systems and methods for accessing objects executing in a
platform dependent environment from objects executing in a platform
independent environment. The systems and methods comprise a platform
independent environment and a platform dependent environment that is
accessible to the platform independent environment. The systems and
methods additionally comprise a Java object that executes in the platform
independent environment, wherein the Java object provides access to an
ActiveX object that executes in the platform dependent environment via a
native library interface of the ActiveX object.