Standard EXE to ActiveX EXE and automation

[SPRobson]

Hi,

I've a VB Application written as a standalone 'Standard EXE'. It contains a main form, which can display various modal forms, and a few different class modules, standard modules etc. Nothing special really. What I want to do is create an 'ActiveX EXE' so that my application can be automated from within another VB application. How do I do this? What classes do I have to add to provide a way of doing this etc


Many thanks

Simon

 

[Spellman]

You don't need anything special to do this. Just start from a Sub Main() module and call the form from in here and make sure in the project properties box to change to an ActiveX type project and there you have it.

 

[SPRobson]

Hi

Thanks for the prompt reply. The bit I don't understand is the interface between my calling VB program and the activeX EXE. For example if I declare an object of type Y (my standalone EXE thing) and I want to do things to Y (like open a document in Y) then how do I do it?

Cheers again

Simon