An OCX is a COM component/object, which must be used in the same way with any scripting language. The component’s ProgID is used to create an instance; eg. if your OCX is “AllenKey”, implemented in the file AcmeTools.OCX, the ProgId might be “AcmeTools.AllenKey”.
Here is a sample VBScript function to create and return an instance of the Microsoft Word Application object:
function OpenWord
dim iName
dim oDoc
dim oResult
' GetObject (below) will raise an error if Word is not running,
' so suppress normal error handling.
on error resume next
' Initialize oResult so we have a value to compare later.
set oResult = nothing
' Attempt to reference a running Word instance.
set oResult = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
if Err.Number <> 0 then
call Err.Clear
end if
if oResult is nothing then
' Create an instance of the Word application.
set oResult = CreateObject("Word.Application")
end if
set OpenWord = oResult
end function
Unfortunately it is not possible to use a visual ActiveX control on a Formativ Form (ie. apart from those ActiveX controls already on Formativ’s component palette).
To make your OCX usable with a Formativ applet, I suggest you create another OCX/DLL which exposes a Form using this control in the way you require. Then your Formativ applet can create an instance of the Form OCX/DLL. Of course the Form should provide methods/properties for all input/output required by the applet.
