Some ActiveX controls require a form to work. It may be because of how they interact with Windows and they need something with a windows handle (hWnd). IAC, do you need it to function in a manner other than the one it works in now? Can you simply create a form outside of the viewable area or not make the form visible if you don't want it to show?

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>Hi
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>If I subclass an ActiveX control and then try to create it as follows I get the error "Object class is invalid for this container":
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>lo=CreateObject("oleVPE")
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>If I use:
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>lo=CreateObject("VPEControl.VPEControl.35")
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>everything works fine.
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>If also works fine if I do:
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>lo=CreateObject("Form")
>lo.AddObject("VPE","oleVPE")
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>But this fails:
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>lo=CreateObject("Container")
>lo.AddObject("VPE","oleVPE")
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>Thanks
>Simon