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Creating ActiveX Controls
How do I maintain the methods and properties of an existing VB control.
I am trying to create a "new" VB control which is based on the existing Combo box but wish to keep all of its default properties and methods
I am trying to create a "new" VB control which is based on the existing Combo box but wish to keep all of its default properties and methods
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From Books Online:
"Using the ActiveX Control Interface Wizard
The ActiveX Control Interface Wizard can assist you in determining what properties to provide, and in delegating to the appropriate constituent controls.
After you have placed all the constituent controls you’re going to use on your UserControl, start the wizard and select your control. The wizard will examine your constituent controls, and produce a list of all the properties, methods, and events that appear in all their interfaces, plus those in the UserControl object’s interface, and the standard properties listed above. You can select from this list those properties, methods, and events you want in your control’s interface.
The wizard will produce default mappings of your control’s properties to properties of the UserControl object or of constituent controls. In subsequent steps, you can modify these mappings.
When you have finished determining your control’s interface and delegating to existing properties, the wizard will generate property procedure code to implement the properties, using the correct data types for standard properties, and including delegation code for all your property mappings, enormously reducing the amount of work required to generate a full-featured control."
"Using the ActiveX Control Interface Wizard
The ActiveX Control Interface Wizard can assist you in determining what properties to provide, and in delegating to the appropriate constituent controls.
After you have placed all the constituent controls you’re going to use on your UserControl, start the wizard and select your control. The wizard will examine your constituent controls, and produce a list of all the properties, methods, and events that appear in all their interfaces, plus those in the UserControl object’s interface, and the standard properties listed above. You can select from this list those properties, methods, and events you want in your control’s interface.
The wizard will produce default mappings of your control’s properties to properties of the UserControl object or of constituent controls. In subsequent steps, you can modify these mappings.
When you have finished determining your control’s interface and delegating to existing properties, the wizard will generate property procedure code to implement the properties, using the correct data types for standard properties, and including delegation code for all your property mappings, enormously reducing the amount of work required to generate a full-featured control."
The Wizard is an Add-In and can be selected thru Add-Ins->Add-In Manager
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Thanks to Erick37
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