ok, I created a trusted location, so i don't get the error about security.
However, that did not solve the problem. Thanks for the idea though.
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Browse All TopicsI have just upgraded from access 2003 to 2007. I have a form that uses the MSwinsock.ocx library to send messages to other machines.
When i open the form in design view, i get there is no object in this control.
When I open the form in form view, I get error 438: the object doesn't support this property or method.
When I open the list of activex Controls from the toolbox, WinSock is not listed.
I made sure that the winsock.ocx is checked in the References under tools.
How do I use winsock in access 2007?
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These controls usually have two modes - runtime and design. I can give you just the ocx, you regsvr it, and it will be working, but you won't be able to use it in design mode. Maybe that's the case. Assuming that you have VB6 on this machine, does winsock control appear among the components in VB6 that you can put on a form?
I'm pretty sure you have to install vb6 in order to be able to use its controls in design mode, and that's when it will appear among the controls to insert. That's how it is on the very machine where I'm typing this.
There's almost certainly also licensing issue with this, i.e. most likely you are not even allowed to use component that belongs to VB6 where you don't have license for VB6.
See very similar issue here: http:Q_20439282.html
In addition to the license registration, the real problem is the blocking by Internet Explorer by the ActiveX Compatibility flag.
This excellent tool will handle this general issue (remove the blocking):
ActiveXHelper from NirSoft
http://www.nirsoft.net/uti
Run as Administrator on Vista.
You can, of course, edit the Registry directly if you know the GUID of the component.
Reset the Compatibility Flag for this key to 0:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\In
{248DD896-BB45-11CF-9ABC-0
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by: DatabaseMXPosted on 2009-01-19 at 14:28:45ID: 23415241
That OCX may require your ACCDB to be in a Trusted Location:
m/en-us/ac cess/ HA100 319991033. aspx#3 'Trusted Locations m/en-us/ac cess/HA102 564121033. aspx 'Trusted DB
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