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UserControl - Property Set vursus Property Let?

I am trying to create a OCX and am having trouble with setting the Properties. Can someone explain (with workong examples) the differences between using 'Property Set' and 'Property Let' ?

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Jim Horn

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Thanks Jim for the clarification,
So how would I go about setting the background of my control to a different colour at design time and have it stay that colour when I run the app? Would that be a Object or non-Object property?

Jim Horn

BackColor by itself is often a Long Integer, so that would be Property Let.

Some controls actually have a .Font object property which contains font, size, bold/italic/etc, which would be Property Get.

What control are you using?

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I am creating my own OCX control and want to make avalible some of these format and display properties at design time. When I open the form which the contol is placed, the values that I set at design time reset back to the default settings again. How can I assign default values and still allow the user to set properties at design?

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Dana Seaman

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Dan; I am going to have to take some time to figure out this properties bag thing but I am sure the answer is in there.

Thanks for the help Jim and Dan - I have increased the points and will split between both of you.

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