HOWTO: Give Your ActiveX Component a Friendly Name

 Last reviewed: October 24, 1997
Article ID: Q175600
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SUMMARY

When attempting to place an ActiveX Document or ActiveX Control created in Microsoft Visual Basic 5 into another application (such as Microsoft Office Binder or another Visual Basic 5 project), the object name will be displayed as: 

   <ActiveX Project Name>.<Document Name>

 -or-

   <ActiveX Project Name>.<Class Name>
or as: 

   Project1.UserDocument1

 -or-

   Project1.UserControl1
This article demonstrates how to give your ActiveX Object a friendly name, such as "My ActiveX Control."

MORE INFORMATION

In order to give your ActiveX Document or ActiveX Control a friendly name, you must modify the Description property of your class. The example below describes how to modify the Description property for ActiveX Documents or ActiveX Controls.

Step-by-Step Example

  1. Open the ActiveX Project in which the document or control exists.

  2. Open the Object Browser by choosing Object Browser from the View menu or by pressing the F2 key.

  3. Locate your Project name in the drop-down list of available libraries.

  4. Next, locate the ActiveX Document or ActiveX Control under the heading of 'Classes.'

  5. Right-click the ActiveX Document or ActiveX Control in the list of Classes, and then choose Properties from the short cut menu.

  6. Modify the Description property to give your ActiveX Document or Control a friendly name.

To complete the process, compile your ActiveX project. Once the project is compiled, if you attempt to place your ActiveX Object into another application, you will see the new friendly name associated with your object. For example, in Microsoft Access with a form in design mode by choosing ActiveX Control from the Insert menu, you should see the friendly name you chose in step 6 above. 
Keywords          : vb5all vb5howto
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: October 24, 1997
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