A Form in an ActiveX DLL or in a Standard EXE

[BlackKnight]

Hi,

I have a form in an ActiveX DLL project and a form in a standard EXE project. Is there a difference in any way between the two in making the form visible?

In a standard EXE I would use: form1.show
In an ActiveX DLL I would have a class' method to show the form.

The reason I ask is aside from the way it is called I see no difference in the two but someone has been stating that they are quite different. Thanx in advance.

Have a good one!
BK

 

[zarkon4]

It usually is not advisable (From what I've been told and read) to put forms in a DLL, If you need to use a form then use an ActiveX EXE instead.

 

[BlackKnight]

Hi,

Ok...I'll bite why isn't it advisable to put a form in a DLL?

Have a good one!
BK

 

[juga]

There is a description on MSDN of how to open a form from an ActiveX DLL. You can find it at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...on98/html/vbconaddingeventtooledllproject.asp

In a nutshell:

Set myFormInstance = New MyFormType
myFormInstance.Show vbModal

Hide the form from within itself when done and Unload it from the calling code.

Julian

 

[BlackKnight]

Hi,

Juga: Thx for the link it may help someone who doesn't know how to open a form in a VB6 ActiveX DLL. I was hoping that Zarkon4 or yourself would answer my previous question even if it is 3 months old. <g>

Have a good one!
BK

 

[stravis]

I've been putting forms in ActiveX DLLs for ages. I can have had no adverse problems in all the time I have been doing this. I generally use this technique when I am developing VBA applications, behind an ERP software package, that require me to show and use forms. I have never heard of, nor have I experienced, any problems with this technique.

stravis