User`s guide

• OLE Container Application
An OLE container application is one that can contain and process OLE objects created in other
applications (such as Paint or Excel). Crystal Reports is a container application.
• Container Document
A container document is a document that was created using the container application and that
contains one or more OLE objects.
• OLE Server Application
An OLE server application is an application that allows its documents to be inserted into an OLE
container document as OLE objects. Microsoft Word and Excel are examples of applications that
are both OLE servers and OLE containers. That is, they can both create new OLE objects and they
can contain OLE objects created elsewhere.
• Server Document
The server document is a file created in the server application that stores the original OLE object.
14.1.2 Types of OLE objects
• Static object
A static OLE object is a picture of an object that can be displayed and printed, but not edited in place.
It does not have a connection to a server application. There are two kinds of static objects: static
bitmaps and static metafiles.
• Embedded object
An embedded object contains a representation of the object, as well as information that defines the
content. It does not have a connection to the original object in the server document. As a general
rule, use embedded objects when you need to edit the object independently of the original server
document.
• Linked object
A linked object contains a representation of the data and a link to the file where it originated. As a
general rule, use linked objects when the data in the server document is changing and you want the
object in your report to be updated when you open the report.
14.1.3 General OLE considerations
There are several points to keep in mind when utilizing OLE functionality.
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