Specifications

OLE objects and the OLE presentation style
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Defining the OLE object
You define the OLE object in the Insert Object dialog box. It has three tab
pages:
This section contains procedures for each of these selections.
Create New
Use the following procedure if you want to embed a new OLE server object.
❖ To embed a new OLE server object using the Create New tab:
1 Select the Create New tab.
2 In the Object Type box, highlight the OLE server you want to use.
You can click Browse to get information about the server from the registry.
3 Optionally display the OLE object as an icon by doing one of the
following:
• Check Display as Icon to display the server application’s default icon
in the control.
• Check Display as Icon and then select Change Icon to supply a
nondefault icon and icon label.
4 Click OK.
The OLE object is inserted in your report and the OLE server is activated.
Depending on the OLE server and whether or not you have already
specified how the OLE object will use the report’s data, the object may be
empty or may show an initial presentation of the OLE object. Close the
server application and, if you are inserting an OLE object in a report,
specify the object’s properties (see “Specifying properties for OLE
objects” on page 492).
If you want to Select this tab page
Embed an OLE server object in the report Create New
Link or embed the contents of an existing file as an OLE
object so that it can be activated using the application that
created it
Create From File
Insert an ActiveX control in the report Insert Control