>>>Is there a VFP command or a DELCARE dll Windows method to check to see if a ActiveX (ocx) is registered and returns a true/false if registered or not?
>>>
>>>I want to check if Adobe Acrobat pdf.ocx is registered before attempting to use the OCX. How can this be done without generating a VFP error. I tried using CREATEOBJECT("PDF.Pdfctrl.1") which, if pdf.ocx is registered, returns an Object; however, if it's not installed, CREATEOBJECT() produces an error.
>>>
>>>Any ideas?
>>>
>>Joel,
>>
>>If you use the Registry class that comes with the FFC, create the registry object, then use the IsKey() function, passing it the ProgID. It will return a logical value indicating whether or not it's registered.
>
>Try this:
>
>If type('CreateObject("fmfaxapi.Application")')="O"
> oFax = CreateObject("fmfaxapi.Application")
>Else
> Messagebox("Fax library not installed.")
> Return
>Endif

Ignore my other post. Never realized that would do that. Nice tip.