Hamlet081299
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Creating OCX for use in Excel etc.
Does anyone have any good references on writing OCX's in Delphi?
I am trying to write an OCX control that I can then use in Excel. I thought it'd be easy. I follow the basic process of ...
1. Create VCL control
2. Wrap as an ActiveX control
3. Register it
... but the control does not appear in the list when I do an "Insert | Object" in Excel.
Any ideas?
(p.s. Using D6)
I am trying to write an OCX control that I can then use in Excel. I thought it'd be easy. I follow the basic process of ...
1. Create VCL control
2. Wrap as an ActiveX control
3. Register it
... but the control does not appear in the list when I do an "Insert | Object" in Excel.
Any ideas?
(p.s. Using D6)
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Okay ... I've figured out where I'm going wrong.
It's the way I was trying to insert the object.
Using the menu "Insert | Object" does not work, but instead do this...
1. View | Toolbars | Control Toolbox
2. Click on the "More Controls" button.
3. Select the control.
I'll leave this question here for others who are struggling with this one.
It's the way I was trying to insert the object.
Using the menu "Insert | Object" does not work, but instead do this...
1. View | Toolbars | Control Toolbox
2. Click on the "More Controls" button.
3. Select the control.
I'll leave this question here for others who are struggling with this one.
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reading from what you did it should work like that
maybe you've to choose insert object and then do a search for the component
why it doesn't appear in the list i don't know, but i use a control in an excel application that was registered on the PC and was not visible in the list of objects. i looked on disk and added it that way and it worked just fine
HTH:O)Bruintje