Use .NET controls in Access 2003

[DeanWilliams]

Hi all,

Not sure if this is a silly question, but is there any way to use .NET controls in Access?

I would like to use the .NET version of the ListView control in Access 2003, so I can use the improved features. (ie: different coloured ListItems).

I have not found any info on this and was thinking maybe there are backward compatiblity issues that prevent it.

Thanks,
Dean

 

[ca8msm]

Unfortunately you can't - Access is very limited in the extended controls that it can use and doesn't have the capacity to cope with .NET controls (remember it's basically a cut down version of VB that it uses for programming).

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[ThatRickGuy]

You might be able to do it w/ a com object though. Create a class library, add a user control, set it to inherit from ListView instead of control. In the build properties set the "compile for COM interop" check box. That will create a .tlb file which works as a header for the .Net .dll that is created. That will allow you to access the object via COM. Not sure if it'll work for GUI objects, or in the designer, but it's worth a try.

-Rick

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[DeanWilliams]

Hi,

Thanks for your responses.

Rick I have managed to get as far as trying to set the 'compile with COM interop' option. Cannot find where this is - it is not an option on the Build Menu. I am new to .NET so I may be missing something glaringly obvious.

Can you give me a bit more info please.

Thank you,
Dean

 

[ThatRickGuy]

Check this post:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1014554&page=1

I'm too lazy to re-write it

-Rick

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