OLEType Property

Applies To

Bound Object Frame control, Chart control, Unbound Object Frame control.

Description

You can use the OLEType property to determine if a control contains an OLE object, and, if so, whether the object is linked or embedded.

Setting

The OLEType property uses the following settings.

Setting	Description	Constant

Linked	The control contains a linked object. All the object's data is managed by the application that created it.	acOLELinked
Embedded	The control contains an embedded object. All the object's data is managed by Microsoft Access.	acOLEEmbedded
None	The control doesn't contain an OLE object.	acOLENone

The OLEType property is read-only in all views.

Remarks

When creating an OLE object, use the OLETypeAllowed property to determine what type of object a control can contain.

See Also

Action property, OLETypeAllowed property.

Example

The following example illustrates how to display the Insert Object dialog box and how to display an error message if the Cancel button in the Insert Object dialog box is clicked.

Sub InsertObject_Click()
    Dim conUserCancelled As Integer

    ' Error message returned when user cancels.
    conUserCancelled = 2001
    On Error GoTo ButtonErr
    If OLE1.OLEType = acOLENone Then
        ' No OLE object created.
        ' Display Insert Object dialog box.
        OLE1.Action = acOLEInsertObjDlg
    End If
    Exit Sub

ButtonErr:
    If Err = conUserCancelled Then ' Display message.
        MsgBox "You clicked the Cancel button; no object was created."
    End If
    Resume Next
End Sub