Re: FORMS 5 and OCX Controls

Sorry, should have made it clearer. I have imported the OLE methods and events and it is these which I cannot get to work, specifically adding items to the outline control.

In article <3613B490.D71F46BE_at_dd.ru>,   "Valery A. Sorokin" <vsorokin_at_dd.ru> wrote:
> Here my answer to Venkatesh Malepati, I hope it will helps you too.
>
> ==================================
> If you use Forms 5.0 instead Forms 4.5 try to do next steps:
>
> 1) Add new OCX item (in the Layout editor click the ActiveX Control tool
> and drag out the area where you want to display Slider)
> 2) In the Layout editor click right mouse button for pop-up menu
> and select Insert Object, click Create Control, select control
> you want (Microsoft Slide Control for example), click Ok
> 3) Set OLE Class property of item to COMCTL.Slider
> 4) In pop-up menu select Slider_Object->Property and set any properties
> as you want
> 5) Select menu Program->OLE Importer and select Event Package (ISliderEvents)
> and MethodPackage (ISlider), click Ok. PL/SQL packages to interface to the
> methods (COMCTL_ISlider) and events (COMCTL_Slider_1_EVENTS) of the control
> will be created
> 6) Edit COMCTL_Slider_1_EVENTS.EVENT2 procedure (/* Change */) like this:
> :Block.Item :=
> COMCTL_ISlider.Value(:item('Ctrl_Block.OCX_Item').interface);
> where Block.Item is your text box for show changed value of slider and
> Ctrl_Block.OCX_Item is your OCX item
> 7) Enjoy.
>
> I hope this will helps everybody who want use OCX with Forms 5.0
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Venkatesh Malepati wrote:
> >
> > Hai Everybody,
> >
> > Please help me, how to work with slider control in forms4.5. I have
> > imported slider control into the forms with OcX control, now I need to
> > show its value in a text box , when the user slides through the
> > slider. Manuals from Oracle does n't giving me much information. Please
> > if any body know how to work with OCX controls, email me at
> > venkatesh_at_teamqsi.com
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > regards,
> > Venkatesh Malepati
> ==================================
>
> fwibble_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:
> >
> > I am converting a forms 4.5 application which uses the outline VBX to forms 5
> >
> > I want to use MSOUTL32.OCX but cannot get it to work. I can get a handle to
> > it
> > but cannot add any items during runtime. Whatever I try just results in
> > unhandled
> > exceptions but I cannot work out what is causing them..
> >
> > I'd be
> > gratefulfor any help it anyone has any experience using this OCX, or
> > OCX's in
> > general within forms 5
> >
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