OleControl Methods

The methods defined in the OleControl class are summarized in the following table.

Method Description
applyVerb Calls the application with the specified verb
cloneSelf Creates a new instance of the same type as the receiver
close Closes the presentation of the object
discard Closes and discards the OLE object presentation
embedFromClass Initiates the specified server application to create or attach a new OLE object
embedFromFile Embeds an OLE object from the specified file into a control
getUserName Returns the OLE internal names for the object
isObjectOpen Determines whether the OLE server application has the object open for editing
linkFromFile Links to an OLE object based on the specified file
loadFromDB Loads the control from its oleObject property
objectType Returns the loaded object type
showInsertForm Enables the user to select the OLE object to be loaded into the control
update Updates the OLE object

For details, see "Window, Form, and Control Methods", later in this document.