Instantiate a simple ActiveX object

[chpicker]

I'm still thoroughly confused when it comes to trying to program for Windows. Not that I've been putting all that much effort into it...

Could someone tell me how to create a program that will:

1) Instantiate an ActiveX object (*.ocx file)
2) Read a numeric property from the object (type int)
3) Display that number on the screen

This is something that is very easy to do in Visual FoxPro using the CreateObject() function. I don't have the faintest clue how to do this in VC++.

Thanks,

Ian

 

[ManojPadhi]

Thru Visual studio menu add an activex control by Add - components and controls - 3rd party (..I don't remember exactly) say Microsoft communications comtrol 6.0) to the program

Drag and Drop the control on the FormView

Now With ClassWizard define c control CMSComm m_commCtrl;

Now, inside your program say OnACtivateView()
{
u can access m_commCtrl....functionname()

any member functions/ data can be accessed
}

similarly u can use MSFlexGrid also

ANy further queries : manoj.padhi@alcatel.com

 

[chpicker]

Thanks! That gives me a shove in the right direction at least )

Now I just need to figure out how to make a DLL that wraps some of the functions and I'm all set! LOL

Wish me luck,

Ian