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Use ActiveX control without registering?
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10/10/2011 14:48:51
Joel Leach
Memorial Business Systems, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
ActiveX controls in VFP
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows 7
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01525987
Message ID:
01525990
Views:
76
>>I thought I read somewhere (VFP Help?) that you could use an ActiveX control without registering it as long as the OCX file is in the current directory. I can't find that statement now. Anyone know if that is correct?
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>It's not that simple. You have to use application manifest file to "register" it for your application.

I read Rick Strahl's article on that subject today, but I'm thinking of something that predates manifests, probably VFP specific. I still can't find it in VFP Help, so I must have heard it somewhere else. I guess I'll have to test it to find out.
Joel Leach
Microsoft Certified Professional
Blog: http://www.joelleach.net
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