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can't get form to start up when activeX exe startsstone age). Anyway, I wanted a form to appear when the EXE starts. So I added a module, put a "Sub Main" in the module, and set the project properties to start Sub Main when the EXE starts. The Sub looks like this: Sub Main() FrmMain.Show End Sub When I look at the project properties, 'startup object' is "Sub Main", which is what I want. The only problem is, the form does not show. I tried 'debug.print' from Sub Main, and that doesn't work either. I tried a MsgBox from Sub Main, and that did not work either. So it looks as if Sub Main is not called at all. When you create an activeX exe, a class file is created. I tried modifying the Initialize event of that class to show the form. But that didn't work either. Any help is much appreciated. <BLACKDOG***@LYCOS.COM> wrote in message
news:1138736730.388180.260520@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... While you may be able to get that to work by opening the 'Project >I coded an activeX EXE using Visual Basic 6. (Yes, I'm still in the > stone age). Anyway, I wanted a form to appear when the EXE starts. So > I added a module, put a "Sub Main" in the module, and set the project > properties to start Sub Main when the EXE starts. > The Sub looks like this: > Sub Main() > FrmMain.Show > End Sub Properties' dialog, clicking on the 'Component' tab and setting the 'Start Mode' to 'Standalone', it seems like you're defeating the purpose of an ActiveX EXE (can't really tell without more info). There should be a class in that EXE that gets instantiated. Once that takes place, there should be a method in that class that shows the form(s). Also, in that Sub Main, you can check the startmode property and be able to tell whether it was started by automation or by (basically) double-clicking directly on the file to launch it. If App.StartMode = vbSModeStandalone Then Show your Form Else Do Nothing because some other app's creating instances of this apps classes End If -- Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - Please keep all discussions in the groups.. DLL Hell problems? Try ComGuard - http://www.vbsight.com/ComGuard.htm Freeware 4 color Gradient Frame? http://www.vbsight.com/GradFrameCTL.htm Hello Ken,
You say that setting the Start Mode to "Standalone" defeats the purpose of an ActiveX EXE. Why is that? Thanks. I just tried the Intialize event and it worked fine.
Private Sub Class_Initialize() Load F1 F1.Show 0 End Sub The project Project1 has a class Class1 and a form named F1. When I created the object Project1.Class1 the form appeared. -- Show quoteHide quotemayayanaX***@mindXXspring.com (Remove Xs for return email.) <BLACKDOG***@LYCOS.COM> wrote in message news:1138736730.388180.260520@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > I coded an activeX EXE using Visual Basic 6. (Yes, I'm still in the > stone age). Anyway, I wanted a form to appear when the EXE starts. So > I added a module, put a "Sub Main" in the module, and set the project > properties to start Sub Main when the EXE starts. > The Sub looks like this: > Sub Main() > FrmMain.Show > End Sub > When I look at the project properties, 'startup object' is "Sub Main", > which is what I want. > The only problem is, the form does not show. I tried 'debug.print' > from Sub Main, and that doesn't work either. I tried a MsgBox from Sub > Main, and that did not work either. So it looks as if Sub Main is not > called at all. > When you create an activeX exe, a class file is created. I tried > modifying the Initialize event of that class to show the form. But > that didn't work either. > > Any help is much appreciated. > On 31 Jan 2006 11:45:30 -0800, BLACKDOG***@LYCOS.COM wrote:
Show quoteHide quote >I coded an activeX EXE using Visual Basic 6. (Yes, I'm still in the Just a hunch, but it sounds as if you have two versions of the AX EXE,>stone age). Anyway, I wanted a form to appear when the EXE starts. So >I added a module, put a "Sub Main" in the module, and set the project >properties to start Sub Main when the EXE starts. >The Sub looks like this: >Sub Main() > FrmMain.Show >End Sub >When I look at the project properties, 'startup object' is "Sub Main", >which is what I want. >The only problem is, the form does not show. I tried 'debug.print' >from Sub Main, and that doesn't work either. I tried a MsgBox from Sub >Main, and that did not work either. So it looks as if Sub Main is not >called at all. >When you create an activeX exe, a class file is created. I tried >modifying the Initialize event of that class to show the form. But >that didn't work either. and you are modifying one and your main App is invoking another older version. It's worth checking ... 
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