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Vincent

2005-05-29, 3:55 am

Hello Friends,

I have looked but have not found a 3rd party activex control which is a
form. Are there any out there ...?

Thanks for any help. :)

MikeD

2005-05-29, 3:55 pm

"Vincent" <vincent938@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> I have looked but have not found a 3rd party activex control which is a
> form. Are there any out there ...?

You're going to have to explain much better than that what it is that you're
looking for.

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP Visual Basic

Vincent

2005-05-30, 3:55 am

Hello MikeD,

Thankyou for your response.

I am looking for a substitute for the form that is normally used in VB6.
Something which will allow a little customization. This is a company that
says they are making a form control... I was just wondering if there were
anymore out there:
http://www.ciatheco.com/

Thanks.

"Vincent" <vincent938@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O5Vmv4AZFHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hello Friends,
>
> I have looked but have not found a 3rd party activex control which is a
> form. Are there any out there ...?
>
> Thanks for any help. :)
>

mr_unreliable

2005-05-30, 3:55 pm

hi Vincent,

I can see two ways to get "customization" of a form (window).

1. Go the api route. That is, you can use CreateWindow to make
a window, more CreateWindow calls to add the controls. Then you
subclass your window, to detect system messages and convert them
into events. (onClick, etc). There are many examples of this on
the various vb source code sites, look for "Hello World" demos.
Using this method, you can do just about anything you like with
your form (er, window). But you will find writing api code to be
much more troublesome normal vb code.

2. If you only want a customized APPEARANCE, and are happy with
the usual underlying vb form code, then you want to look for sites
that offer code to "skin" your form and buttons. A "skin" will
give your form and controls a more "sexy" appearance, but underneath
there is still the same old dull-and-boring vb form. There is
also a lot of code on the vb source code websites showing how to
"skin" a form.

For one example of how to "skin" a vb form, take a look at
Steve McMahon's "Neo-Caption Component":

http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/V...ins/article.asp

cheers, jw
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Vincent wrote:
> Hello Friends,
>
> I have looked but have not found a 3rd party activex control which is a
> form. Are there any out there ...?
>
> Thanks for any help. :)
>
>

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