>>I didn't know ActiveX controls could be that picky about the host environment. You're probably right though. All of the docs and examples say to drop the control on a form.
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>A way that I have used an OLE control that must be placed on a form is to create a base form object and add your control to it, but not activate the form, just use it to hold your control.
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>Here is an example:
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>oDummyForm = CREATEOBJECT("FORM")
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>* must include the OLE class of the object as fourth parameter of AddObject()
>* you can see what it is if you drop the control on a form in the
>* form designer and look at the OLEclass property on the property sheet
>* on the All or Other tab
>oDummyForm.AddObject("oleZipControl","MyZipCtrl","XCEEDZIP.XceedZipCtrl.1")
>oMyControl = oDummyForm.oleZipControl
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>In this example I am creating a reference to my customized XCEEDZIP control. I defined the CLASS "MyZipCtrl" in a PRG and use this method to create an instance of it.
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>Be sure to release both variables to release the instance of your control.
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>Hope this helps,
>-Lou.

Oops, make that "as the THIRD parameter" in the example comment.

-Lou.