Activate An OLE Field
This example activates an OLE field on a form.
'***************** Code Start *******************
'This code was originally written by Terry Wickenden.
'It is not to be altered or distributed,
'except as part of an application.
'You are free to use it in any application,
'provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
Sub ActivateOleObject()
On Error GoTo errole
Screen.PreviousControl.SetFocus
RunCommand acCmdOLEObjectDefaultVerb
Exit Sub
errole:
Select Case Err
Case 2046
'Command not available
MsgBox "You must select an OLE field before running this procedure.", vbCritical, "Not Avialable"
Case 2501
'Cancel selected in dialog box - do nothing
Case Else
MsgBox Err.Number & ":-" & vbCrLf & Err.Description
End Select
End Sub
'****************** Code End ********************
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