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Using ActiveX controls

The following table lists the ActiveX controls provided with QMF Visionary Studio, along with brief descriptions on how to use them and some of the properties and custom events available with each control.

Table 12. ActiveX controls and how to use them
Control/uses Selected properties Custom events
WebBrowser
Displays a Web page specified by a URL based on a query or a static value. Can display the contents for any OLE-compliant applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Can display HTML-based database entry forms and the contents of a directory.
URL address, tab, and caption can be specified. Many custom events are available, including events related to downloading and navigation.
RichTextBox
Displays text in Windows RTF or ASCII format. Text displayed can be retrieved from a column containing a TEXT data type or from a file, or it can be specified in the property cell.
A tabbed border can be created and can contain a caption. Actions can be triggered when a user changes the text, selects text, or presses a key.
ActiveMovie
Displays AVI or MPEG video files accessible from the client computer or stored as a smart large object (BLOB data type) in the database.
The movie can begin automatically and can display VCR controls. Custom events include timer events, display completion, and state changes.
Pie3D
Displays data in a 3D circular chart that is cut into wedges. Each wedge represents one data point.
The chart can have wedge labels and legends. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Pie3DSmooth
Displays data in a 3D circular chart with a smooth edge. The chart is cut into wedges and each wedge represents on data point.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have wedge labels and legends. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Torus3D
Displays data in a 3D chart in the shape of a doughnut. Each piece of the torus represents a data point.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have wedge labels and legends. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Bar3D
Displays one or more horizontal bars along a labeled axis.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Column3D
Displays one or more vertical bars along a labeled axis.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Oblique3D
Displays one or more vertical bars along a labeled axis with one or more planes.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Area3D
Displays areas that begin from the bottom of the chart with drops in the area.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Ribbon3D
Displays one or more horizontal ribbons along a labeled axis with drops in the ribbons.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Surface3D
Displays a surface that contains adjacent data values.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Point3D
Displays data values as points in the chart.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Bubble3D
Displays data as bubbles, where the size of the bubbles are determined by the data value.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
StackBar3D
Displays one or more horizontal bars that consist of stacked data values.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
StackColumn3D
Displays one or more vertical bars that consist of stacked data values.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
StackLine3D
Displays one or more horizontal ribbons that consist of stacked data values.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
StackArea3D
Displays an area that consists of stacked data values.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Stock3D
Displays one or more vertical bars on a labeled axis.
High, low, close, trading volume, and trading date for a stock can be displayed. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by events once the chart is created or filled with data.
FloatBar3D
Displays floating horizontal bars showing date ranges.
Start and end dates can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Radar
Displays a series of data points in a radar screen format.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the chart is created or filled with data.
Polar
Displays data points in a 360-degree radar screen format.
The size and the colors in the chart can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by events once the chart is created or filled with data.
Shmoo3D
Displays multi-series data in a cube-like format. Each cell of the cube is tested to determine if it passes a given condition.
Pass and fail values can be specified. The chart can have a legend. Actions can be triggered by events once the chart is created or filled with data.
Text3D
Displays text in 3-D format.
Appearance, such as color and angle of plane, can be customized. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the text is displayed.
Clock3D
Displays a clock in 3-D format. Time is set by the Windows clock on the end user's computer.
Can be analog or digital. Appearance can be customized. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the clock is displayed.
Legend3D
Displays a legend in a 3D format.
Can display multiple rows and columns with different mark shapes. Actions can be triggered by standard mouse events, such as clicking or once the legend is created or filled with data.


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