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I am getting an error "DOB Error:" shown in my code's error handler, and I am unable to fix it. Please help me; this code is mostly used to validate a date available on a web page, and if ...
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Is it possible to integrate Windows Explorer component as a control, created on my window? For instance, as an ActiveX control. It should work in modern Windows 11 (24H2, 25H2). Back in Windows 9x ...
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ActiveX control was registered from dll file using regsvr32: cd \windows\syswow64 regsvr32 "C:\mapp\mycontrol.dll" FoxPro object is created from it using ofiscalprinter=CREATEOBJECT('...
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I have a problem with calling PowerPoint's Presentation.Open method. It seems to me that the Untitled parameter to Presentation.Open has changed. When opening the same file twice (once with Untitled:=...
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I am fairly new to VBA and am using a userform to let colleagues upload a photo which then gets pasted into an ActiveX photo box on my Excel spreadsheet. From here I then attach the complete form as a ...
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Fair warning I'm very new to using VBA and I've looked all over this site but I can't seem to a similar question. I'm hoping it's a pretty easy solution though. I have these checkboxes 1 - 4 Example ...
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New here and not a coder in the least. I know virtually ZERO about coding, so be easy on me if this is a super dumb question. But here is what I am wanting to do: I have a very long checklist in ...
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Using the component axMsTscAxNotSafeForScripting.. How can I set the resolution of the remotely reached server? My screen is set to a high resolution. Can I set the remote server to a fixed resolution ...
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I’m building off a workbook someone created years ago where Sheet 1 has primary equipment info entered into ActiveX text boxes and option buttons, with matching ActiveX controls below it for secondary ...
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I had added an ActiveX control (in my case, it was a ComboBox, but it might as well be a button or something else) to a spreadsheet, and named it Analysis1_FileAction_ComboBox. Later I renamed it to ...
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This is probably futile, but I have a scenario where some customers are using older versions of an Excel spreadsheet form in .xls or .xlsm format with ActiveX checkboxes. I've tried to get them to use ...
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I am currently working on a legacy project requiring me to identify ActiveX controls from a group of DLLs and OCXs. However, I find that the terms "COM" and "ActiveX" are almost ...
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A customer has recently had their Office software upgraded to Office 365 and now the bespoke software they use will not send e-mails, instead they get the error "Cannot create ActiveX component&...
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I am trying to use a method present in an ocx file. The definition of this method is (resolution from VS - c#) VS Screen [DispId(17)] [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.PreserveSig | MethodImplOptions....
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I have a form in Excel that will add text to existing named ActiveX textboxes in PowerPoint. Dim PPTM_app As Object Dim PPTM_file As Object Set PPTM_app = CreateObject("Powerpoint....
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Microsoft announced in September 2024: Starting in new Office 2024, the default configuration setting for ActiveX objects will change from Prompt me before enabling all controls with minimal ...
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I searched without success in the forums, so I try to get help from you. Thank you in advance I am testing a code in vba that causes me a problem using the vlc activex. I want to display my webcam. I ...
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I'm building a program to manage a group of PC's worldwide. They are all stored in a MS Access database. The program is written in Visual Studio basic This is the query I run: SELECT * FROM SidePC ...
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I have been learning VBA to create an Excel sheet which allows people to easily and quickly grade a diagram that our students must memorize and draw. I have placed activex textboxes which have colored ...
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What I am doing is creating a user-entered form where they can request materials. What I need to do: Enable/Disable checkboxes based on the limitations allowed PER requestor. Problem: How do I ...
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I need to change the value of a renamed activeX checkbox ("cbZinc"). I've wrote the following code that I found in an old post but it doesn't work. I'm sure that it has to be something quite ...
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My code: uses System.SysUtils, MSHTML, ActiveX, SHDocVw; implementation procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); begin WebBrowser1.Navigate('google.com'); end; procedure TForm1....
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I am trying to add the above OCX as a reference to my VB6 project but whenever I add it, my system just hangs and I have to forecefully close the program I have registered the ocx beforehand using ...
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I "support" an old webserver application, which uses ServerSide Jscript ActiveX component. This is the IBM MQ WebSphere dll (IBM MQ) called MQAX200. The latest documentation i can find on ...
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I want to create a power shell script that can launch my web application on Chrome. Also to launch it in maximized window size. Below is the related ps1 code: $flags = "--app=$appUrl --start-...
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I need help please. I'm trying to embed a Word file containing macros into a PowerPoint presentation that will be distributed to several people, but once it's inserted as an object in PowerPoint, and ...
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I have a VB.Net application that emails via Outlook using Interaction.CreateObject("Outlook.Application"). This has been working fine until my client's IT department started pushing version ...
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I'm trying to create an ActiveX label on my worksheet and at certain times have it be transparent. Here's my code so far: Sub CreateButton() Dim menuxBx As MSForms.Label ActiveSheet....
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I am using a Windows 10, 64bit PC with Office 2019. I was working on a VBA code with activeX controls and at a certain point I noted a change in which the activeX controls react when the user changes ...
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I can not figure out how to remove the border when the activex check box is not checked. I have been messing with the code but either get errors or unwanted results. This is for work so I can not ...
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When a checkbox is unchecked E4:F11 is hidden. When it is checked the cells are visible and formatted. I need more. The first thing is this code creates a border around the range, which I do want. Is ...
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I am using IronPython to modify an Autocad file using COM/ActiveX. Reading information from the file is going well but now I want to move a line in the cad file. The Move command is looking for two ...
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I'm porting an old Visual Basic 6 program. I deployed the migrated component in WPF and provide that component as an ActiveX control (C#, Windows Forms, .NET Framework) to add the control temporarily (...
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I have to import data from a web page to an accounting package running AcuCobol. It is an IIS ASP .NET Core application. In order to do this I have a VB program that does the actual import, since the ...
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I am trying to export DevExpress TdxDBGrid into XLSX format (yes, there are still Delphi 6 programs that uses TdxDBGrid!) but my program can have more general application as well. So, TdxDBGrid has to ...
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I was using QAxWidget to access an ActiveX control. I am trying to move to wxActiveXContainer. My initial Qt code was quite simple in syntax. I am struggling to obtain something somewhat equivalent ...
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So I have a search file in order to find alarm panel numbers for a site where I work. I set up a table for the different buildings, another table for the areas within each building, a table with the ...
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Have declared a Global variable As OLEObject in Modules.Module1 and am creating combobox dynamically, if not exist at workbook_open() by calling the following function Public Function ...
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In my project, I have a need to create ActiveX comboboxes and position them on worksheets at specified Range(). The First run of the Code works fine till second sheet and then throws error when ...
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Just wonder if this is a known issue when connecting to RDP using ActiveX control with Printer redirection enabled you get a bunch of: Invalid parameter passed to C runtime function. messages having ...
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I want to add IMsRdpClientTransportSettings4 inteface to an MFC application. To add the IMsRdpClientAdvancedSettings8 interface I used the visual studio project menu / add new item then MFC category /...
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If I have a hardware token / smartcard attached to the local system the NLA prompt will hang for 4 minutes when entering password or even canceling dialog. This is both the Windows client and my app. ...
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I am Delphi beginner and I am creating a small contacts management application. I would like to be able to select a PDF file within Delphi and display it without having to open Adobe Acrobat Reader ...
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I can't seem to find a working example of how you're supposed to use the ActiveX RDP client. I found Using the Remote Desktop ActiveX control but it doesn't explain how it's to be used. I was able ...
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My VBA code works successfully when loading the combo box with different list based on a Selected Case. However, when I select an option from the drop down, the selection does not load into the Combo ...
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In Matlab you can use AxtiveX-objects that return multiple values. Here's an example code: pkg load windows excel = actxserver('Excel.Application'); workbook = excel.Workbooks.Open('E:\Temp\del\a.xlsx'...
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Motivation: I got IDispatch pointer as a result of my efforts that I have described in my previous question How to access workbooks from the ExcelApplication Delphi COM reference, currently there is ...
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I will like to highlight words on PDF using application written by Visual Basic WinForms in Visual Studio My approach is to add reference to Adobe Acrobat library, ActiveX library so as to instantiate ...
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I am trying to implemente a remote desktop client using PyQt5 QAxWidget to expose an MsRdpClient10NotSafeForScripting ActiveX object. The connection works but I can't figure how to access the ...
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I'm trying to make a macro where it will change the text of the button that is clicked by the user. I already tried the oShape declaration mentioned in Microsoft's forum. Here's what I have: Sub ...
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