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CHAPTER 17
Using OLE in a Report
About this chapter
This chapter describes how to use OLE in reports.
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About using OLE in reports
A report can include a control that is a container for an OLE object. The
container stores information about the application that created the object
and it can launch the application to display or modify the OLE object.
The container can fill the whole report, when you create a new report
using the OLE presentation style, or it can exist alongside other controls
in a report, when you add an OLE object to an existing report. You can also
read OLE data from a blob column in a database and display the objects
in the report.
You can use OLE objects in reports in the following ways:
• OLE object in a report The OLE object is displayed in its
container control with the report data and other controls, such as
bitmaps or text. You can associate it with data in a particular row, the
rows on a page, or with all rows. You choose which columns in the
report are transferred to the OLE object. You can add an OLE
container control to a report that uses any presentation style that
supports multiple reports. (This does not include the graph and
RichText presentation styles.)
Topic Page
About using OLE in reports 485
OLE objects and the OLE presentation style 487
Using OLE columns in a report 498