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ActiveX EXE and Forms

Hi,
I have an ActiveX EXE running on my server, and I also have a client application that uses the AXE.

The AXE has a form that is supposed to be shown when the AXE is started. This happens when I manually startup the AXE.
However, when the client starts up and asks the server to start the AXE the AXE starts and the form is not shown.

What am I missing?

Spri

samopal

Add Module to your project with sub Main
Sub Main()
myForm.Show
End Sub

In Project Properties set sub Main as Startup Object

HTH

Spri

ASKER

That is how it is currently setup.(I probably should have mentioned that earlier)

samopal

I'm sorry, but it MUST work! This code is from my real project, and it works fine! May be you forget something....

Spri

ASKER

It works when I physically start up the service myself...but when the client makes the request for the object the form is no where to be seen..and the EXE is running because the client is able to communicate to it.

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samopal

You are doing smth. wrong. Try this example :

Create new ActiveX Exe

in class1

Option Explicit

Public Function gettime() As String
gettime = Time
End Function

Add Form1 (it will be empty)

Add Module1 with:

Option Explicit

Sub Main()
Form1.Show
End Sub

In Project Properties set sub Main as Startup Object (!!!) it's important

Save project as onlyTest and compile it
Then create test project (standart EXE) with Module1

Option Explicit

Sub main()
Dim test As New onlyTest.Class1
MsgBox "Server Time = " & test.gettime
End Sub

Spri

ASKER

Thank you.