PRB: Unusual Characteristics of the ActiveMovie Control

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When using the ActiveMovie ActiveX control on a form in Visual FoxPro, some properties for the control are not listed in the Properties dialog box. These properties are available programmatically, they just do not appear in the Properties dialog box for the control. Also, when you right-click the ActiveMovieControl Active Movie Control Properties menu item, the Properties dialog box for the control does not display.

CAUSE

The SYS(2333) function that turns ActiveX dual interface support on and off must be set to ON.

RESOLUTION

In Visual FoxPro 5.0 and 6.0, turn the SYS(2333) function off and the missing properties appear in the Properties dialog box. In Visual FoxPro 3.0, you must access the missing properties programmatically.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

In Visual FoxPro 5.0, the SYS(2333) function is turned on by default. In Visual FoxPro 6.0, the SYS(2333) function is turned off by default. Turning off the SYS(2333) allows the missing properties to be seen. The SYS(2333) function is not available in Visual FoxPro 3.0. The only way to access the missing properties in Visual FoxPro 3.0 is to programmatically assign values to them.

Another characteristic of the ActiveMovie control is that when you right- click the control and select the ActiveMovieControl Active Movie Control Properties menu, the properties dialog box for the ActiveMovie control does not open. Instead, the display of the ActiveMovie control changes and if you right-click the ActiveMovie control again, there is an About ActiveMovie menu item instead of the ActiveMovieControl ActiveMovie Control Properties menu item. This happens regardless of the status of the SYS(2333) function.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Issue the =SYS(2333,1) command in the Command window.



2. Create a form in Visual FoxPro and add the OLE Container control if you are using Visual FoxPro 5.0. If you are using Visual FoxPro 6.0, insert the ActiveX control (OleControl).



3. In the Insert Object dialog box, select the Create Control option button.



4. In the Object Type list, click ActiveMovieControl object and then click OK.



5. If the Properties dialog box is not displayed on the desktop, right-click the form, and select the Properties dialog box.



6. Scroll through the properties in the dialog box and note that properties like AutoRewind, FileName, and PlayCount are not listed.



7. Close the form and the Properties dialog box, issue =SYS(2333,0) in the Command window, and open the form. Note that all the properties are now listed for the ActiveMovie control in the Properties dialog box.

Additional query words: FxInteropOcx kbCtrl kbvfp600

Keywords : FxinteropOcx
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb