PRB: Editing Embedded OLE Object in Place Does Not Save Change (128893)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q128893

SYMPTOMS

Changes made to an OLE object in an OLE Container control on a form do not appear after the form has been closed and re-run.

CAUSE

Because the form is an object, it is being run rather than defined and each 'run' calls the original object definition. Changes made to an OLE object remain for the duration of the current session, but the changes are not made to the object definition itself. Because no form event saved the modified contents of the OLE object, the changes disappear when the form is re-run.

RESOLUTION

Use a linked object in the container, or use a bound control. With either solution the data within the object is data external to the definition of the control.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a new form.
  2. Add an OLE Container Control in which you create a new Microsoft Word 6 object. (An embedded object from any other OLE server will demonstrate this equally well.)
  3. Insert some text into it. Then click on the form outside the OLE control.
  4. Save and run the form.
  5. Double-click the OLE Control to activate it in-place.
  6. Make some changes.
  7. Click the form outside of the OLE control to return to FoxPro.
  8. Close the form.
  9. Run the form again.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/12/2000
Keywords:KB128893
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