Using an ActiveX control

To insert an ActiveX control:

1. Place the Paste Hand on the flowline where you want to insert the ActiveX control.
2. Select Insert > Control > ActiveX.
3. Select the ActiveX control you want to insert.

   The ActiveX Control Properties dialog box appears. You can use this dialog box to examine and modify control property values.

4. Click the Properties tab, and select the appropriate properties options. To modify a property value, do one of the following:
   • Enter a new value in the text box.
   • Select a value from the pop-up window.
5. Click the Methods tab and select the appropriate methods.
6. Click the Events tab and select the appropriate events.
7. Click the CallString tab and do any of the following:
   • Double-click a property or method to add it to the CallString field at the bottom of the dialog box.

   If the last item added to the CallString returns a reference to an interface, this interface will be shown, making it possible to add another property or method (from this interface) to the CallString. If the last item added to the CallString does not return an interface, the list will be empty and no more properties or methods can be added.

   • Click Back to remove the last item from the CallString.
   • Click Copy to put the CallString on the Clipboard for pasting into calculation icons.
   • For information on the possible values of the parameters, select the control help file (if installed, this file can be launched with the Ctrl Help File button), and in case of an enumerated constants parameter type, select the constants in the Constants tab these constants are not defined in the calculation icon--the numerical values should be used there and not the constant names).

   For more information, see The #CallString method, About the CallString tab, and Nesting CallStrings.

8. Click the Constants tab to see a list showing the numerical constants that are defined for this control. This list is useful for determining the values to use for property and method parameters in a CallString. In the CallString, enter the numerical values (not the names) for the parameters.
9. Click the Control Info button to display the following information about the control:
   • Control name
   • Control class ID
   • Control filename (InprocServer32),
   • Control program ID
   • Control version
   • Control help string
   • Control help context (if a control help file is installed)

   Note: For more control information, use Microsoft OLE/COM object viewer, available from www.microsoft.com/com/resources/oleview.asp.

10. Click the Ctrl Help File button to launch the installed control help file.

    A control help file appears, if one is installed for the selected option. The control help file contains the library name, library class ID, library version, library help string, library help context, and library help file.

11. Click any of the following buttons to display and modify the settings.
    • Click Select to select a different control.
    • Click URL to display the ActiveX Control URL dialog box.
    • Click Custom to display a dialog box showing custom Authorware properties for the control. Some controls may not provide this feature. For details, see Changing ActiveX Control Custom Settings.
    • Click About to display information about the control. Some controls may not provide this feature.
    • Click Help to display help for the dialog box.
12. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box, or click Cancel to close the dialog box without saving your changes.

    Certain ActiveX controls can send events to Authorware. An event response interaction can be set up to respond to events generated by ActiveX controls. For more information, see Setting up an event response.

See also

• The #CallString method
• About the CallString tab
• Functions
• Global functions, parent objects, and child objects
• Installing ActiveX controls

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