Specifications

CHAPTER 17 Using OLE in a Report
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OLE objects and the OLE presentation style
Whether you insert an OLE object into a report or create a new report using the
OLE presentation style, you are working with an OLE container object within
the report.
Similarities
They have these characteristics in common:
• Icon or contents The report can display the OLE object as an icon, or
it can display an image of the contents when display of contents is
supported by the server.
• Data from the report You specify which report columns you want to
transfer to the OLE object. The data that is sent to the OLE server replaces
the OLE object template specified in the painter.
Differences
The OLE object in a report and the OLE presentation style have these main
differences:
• Associating the object with rows When the OLE object is added to a
report, you can associate it with individual rows, groups of rows, or all
rows. In the presentation style, the OLE object is always associated with
all rows.
• Properties view The Properties view for an OLE object has different
pages and some different properties from the OLE report. For example, the
Properties view for an OLE object in a report does not contain detailed
print specification settings because these are set in the report’s own
Properties view. However, it does have settings related to the position of
the OLE object within the report.
Not all servers are appropriate
The features of the OLE server application determine whether it can provide
useful information in a report.
If the server does not support display of contents, it is not useful for objects
associated with rows. The user sees only the icon. Some servers support the
display of contents, but the view is scaled too small to be readable even when
the object is activated.