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[.net] ocx usage

Started by tjoink Nov 25, 2004 at 2:40 AM 6 replies 1.1k views

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Nov 25, 2004 at 2:40 AM

hi, being quite new to .net I have the following question; I want to use an ocx control (that was used in vb), in my .net app. I've found out that I need to create a wrapper, wich can be done with the program AxImp. This then generates 2 dll's, and that's when I get lost.. How to incoorporate them in my program? thanx for replying!

ernow

Nov 25, 2004 at 3:03 AM

Right-click on the toolbox and select Add/Remove items.

The browse to the managed dll (Ax.dll) and select it.

A new control should be have been added now to your toolbox.

Cheers

tjoink

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tjoink

Nov 25, 2004 at 3:07 AM

If I do so, I get an error saying:
there are no components in this dll that can be added to the toolbox.
Any ideas?

ernow

Nov 25, 2004 at 6:54 AM

It might be possible that the specific ActiveX can not be 'transformed' to .NET... Did AxImp give any messages?

tjoink

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tjoink

Nov 25, 2004 at 8:20 AM

no, it just generates these two dll's.

ernow

Nov 25, 2004 at 9:00 AM

Well then I suggest that you name the ActiveX control (if it is public) and hope someone knows it. If it is a private ActiveX you could opt for migration to/rewriting in .NET.

Cheers

JesseT

Nov 26, 2004 at 4:57 AM

I don't mean to sound condescending, but have you considered ditching the OCX control? ActiveX and OCX are like obsolete technologies, yo.

Can you not reimplement it in pure .NET?

tjoink

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tjoink

Nov 26, 2004 at 8:51 AM

Well, you tell me..
It's part of the tomtom navigator sdk, and all they provide is the ocx. And like I said, just don't know how to get there..

Any further help is appreciated!

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