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ACC97: ODE ActiveX Controls Will Not Change into Images
| Article ID | : | 163437 |
| Last Review | : | January 19, 2007 |
| Revision | : | 3.1 |
This article was previously published under Q163437
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
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SYMPTOMS
When you try to change an ActiveX control to an image in Microsoft Access
97, you may receive the following error message:
The operation on the <ActiveX Control> object failed.
The OLE server may not be registered.
To register the OLE server, reinstall it.
Trying to convert the CommonDialog ActiveX control to an image displays a
different error message:
Microsoft Access can't read the CommonDialog object because
communication was interrupted.
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CAUSE
The ActiveX controls installed by Microsoft Access 97 or Microsoft Office
Developer Edition 97 do not support converting to an image.
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STATUS
This behavior is by design.
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MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
| 1. | Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
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| 2. | Create a new form not based on any table or query in Design view.
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| 3. | On the Insert menu, click ActiveX Control.
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| 4. | In the Insert ActiveX Control dialog box, select Calendar Control 8.0,
and then click OK.
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| 5. | Using the right mouse button, click the Calendar control, point to
Change To on the shortcut menu, and then click Image.
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| 6. | Click Yes when prompted if you want to continue. Note that you receive
the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.
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REFERENCES
For more information about using ActiveX controls in Microsoft Access,
search the Help Index for "ActiveX controls."
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APPLIES TO
| • | Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition |
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