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Variables in a .def file used by an ActiveX control

  • August 1, 2012
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I have the following Method in a .def file used by an activex control:

      * Open_document      
           METHOD, 1610809472, @Open_document,       
              "BSTR*" @strURL, TYPE 16392,      
              "boolean*" @openEntireDoc, TYPE 16395       
              OPTIONAL 2

The 2 parameters are optional. It works fine when I provide the first like this:

           MODIFY HTML-handle @Open_document ("C:\\BOOK\\EZdata\\DataPackage.html").

The problem comes with the second parameter. It fails if I use a 1 or a "1" or "TRUE" or a pic 9.

I am not sure what a "boolean*"  TYPE 16395 is. A boolean TYPE 11 will let you use a simple 1 or 0.

Dose any one know how I am supposed to provide the second parameter?

Thanks,
Steve

 

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    • Dominique SacreRocketeer
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    • August 2, 2012

    I have the following Method in a .def file used by an activex control:

          * Open_document      
               METHOD, 1610809472, @Open_document,       
                  "BSTR*" @strURL, TYPE 16392,      
                  "boolean*" @openEntireDoc, TYPE 16395       
                  OPTIONAL 2

    The 2 parameters are optional. It works fine when I provide the first like this:

               MODIFY HTML-handle @Open_document ("C:\\BOOK\\EZdata\\DataPackage.html").

    The problem comes with the second parameter. It fails if I use a 1 or a "1" or "TRUE" or a pic 9.

    I am not sure what a "boolean*"  TYPE 16395 is. A boolean TYPE 11 will let you use a simple 1 or 0.

    Dose any one know how I am supposed to provide the second parameter?

    Thanks,
    Steve

     

    when i need Boolean i use for example somethin like this:

    modify  xls-sheet @PageSetup::@Zoom = 0 AS VT-BOOL

    VT-BOOL is in activex.def defined.

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    • Dominique SacreRocketeer
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    • 19312 replies
    • August 2, 2012

    I have the following Method in a .def file used by an activex control:

          * Open_document      
               METHOD, 1610809472, @Open_document,       
                  "BSTR*" @strURL, TYPE 16392,      
                  "boolean*" @openEntireDoc, TYPE 16395       
                  OPTIONAL 2

    The 2 parameters are optional. It works fine when I provide the first like this:

               MODIFY HTML-handle @Open_document ("C:\\BOOK\\EZdata\\DataPackage.html").

    The problem comes with the second parameter. It fails if I use a 1 or a "1" or "TRUE" or a pic 9.

    I am not sure what a "boolean*"  TYPE 16395 is. A boolean TYPE 11 will let you use a simple 1 or 0.

    Dose any one know how I am supposed to provide the second parameter?

    Thanks,
    Steve

     

    Thanks, that seemed to do the trick.


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