Hi Gary,

Well, I'll see your $.02 and raise it my $.02. I drop the ocx on the form but it is not visible. It is just an object for which I can set properties and call methods etc etc. Probably works just like the DLL.

At any rate, my client is happy and I am therefore happy.

Thanks,

Ken


>The OCX assumes you are dropping it on a form. I needed a light weight COM object that could be called from various applications. Some of my existing (non VFP thin client) forms allowed me to use VBA to CreateObject() and call methods, but couldn't accept an alteration such as dropping an OCX. I assume the OCX works fine, but the COM DLL doesn't give up any functionality or ease of use. Just my $.02
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>Gary
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>>Hi Gary,
>>
>>I just took a quick look at the DevKit manual and it looks like the DLL and OCX methods are very similar. For what it's worth, the manual does seem to prefer the OCX with the words "If programming will occur in a Windows programming environment that does not support the Active X OCX technology, then consider using the DLL Method".
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>>Thanks,
>>
>>Ken
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>Pardon me for jumping in here. The DLL works fine for credit card transactions (never tried gift card, etc.) It's basically just createobject, set the properties such as path to server, cc num, etc. and call the send() method. I subclassed the DLL so I could tweak it a bit, but it works pretty well.
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>>>Gry
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>>>>Hi Darrel,
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>how are you doing with PCCharge? You are using the OCX method, correct? were you able to get the foxpro ocx sample that comes with pccharge to work. mine keeps giving me a "class not registered" error when I try to run it even though charge.ocx is registered.
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>>>>I had the same problem and gave up on running the sample.
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>>>>I did get the OCX method working and would recommend it. I started with the File method but the OCX is definitely better now that they fixed a bug (that I found) which was giving bad results on debit cards.
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>>>>I am working on the Gift Card ocx now.
>>>>
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>>>>> Do you know if there is any major differences between the OCX method and the DLL method?
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>>>>I don't know anything about the DLL method. When I find something that works, I quit looking. Sort of like a DO CASE statement.
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>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Ken