MS Forms 2.0 ScrollBar value property 2

[torturedmind]

i just dropped an activex control (MS Forms 2.0 ScrollBar) on a form using the form control toolbar (activex). problem is, it doesn't have any value property whatsoever. as a result, when i run my form, the following error message appears

OLE IDispatch exception code 0 from Forms.ScrollBar.1: Could
not set the Value property. Invalid property value...

based on ms site, it should have a value property but there is none. why is this so? any ideas are very much appreciated.

peace!

kilroy
philippines

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[Mike Lewis]

Kilroy,

I'm not familiar with that particular control. But, in general, some Activex controls require you to access certain properties via the Object property. So, the syntax would be:

? THISFORM.Scrollbar.Object.Value

It might be worth trying the above to see if it works.

Mike

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[torturedmind]

thanks sir mike for the suggestion. it gave me the value of the scrollbar. still, the error mentioned above did not go away. i know am missing something i just don't know what (as am not really good in using activex objects). any more suggestions are much appreciated.

peace!

kilroy
philippines

"Once a king, always a king. But being a knight is more than enough."

 

[craigsboyd]

Just a suggestion if you are continuing to have problems (why you would still get the error if you are referencing the object of the olecontrol is beyond me... something like thisform.olecontrol1.object.value = 10 should not be throwing an error)...

The forms 2.0 controls are old... use a newer scrollbar control. Look in your list of activex controls for "Microsoft Flat Scrollbar 6.0(SP4)" and try that out instead. Works fine in the VFP applications where I have used it.

http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com

 

[torturedmind]

thanks sir craig. in fact, i did try the flat scrollbar last night and as far as i can tell, it is much easier to "play with" compared to the scrollbar i used earlier. nonetheless, i'd still love to learn more about the forms 2.0 controls for learning's sake. i think i'll be frequenting ms's site again for reference.

thanks y'all for all the help and ideas. peace!

kilroy
philippines

"Once a king, always a king. But being a knight is more than enough."