Calling up ActiveX Controls

[ChrisTheAncient]

This query also appears in the 'other topics' forum. I'm using a scatter gun approach to try and solve my question!

I am currently developing a small customer database in A97 (but started in A2002 a while back and now converted 'down').

I have used the Calendar ActiveX control in one of my routines to get a start/finish date for a report (looks rather whizzy, though I say so myself).

When I changed over to a newer computer during the A97 development and then started up the database on the new computer, the ActiveX calendar wasn't automatically called up.

Does this mean that if I give the database to someone else that they will also have to...

a) 'Register' that control? OR,

b) Will me having now done it make it automatic? OR,

c) Do I need to build in some routine to the database to make sure it's called up on a new computer?

Many TIA

Chris

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[wbwillson]

Chris,

Althought I'm not expert at ActiveX controls...I think you could code in automatic registration. Make sure the control is copied into the system directory (I use a batch file to do this) Then register it using:

regsvr32 ComponentName.dll

Should work...anyone else feel free to correct me. Thanks

Bill

 

[ChrisTheAncient]

Thanks Bill.

Being a cheat. I put this question in two forums (Other Topics was the other one). This one had gone so far down the list, I couldn't imagine anyone picking up on it - so, being naughty, I ignored it.

From the 'similar' thread, I went into a method that just didn't bother with the caendar ActiveX and overcame it that way!

Thanks for the idea, I may well try that on the next version to see if that works.

Chris

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