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Setting Properties for an ActiveX Control


This task is a step in Process of Creating an ActiveX Control.

An ActiveX control includes a set of properties that vary from control to control. To view or modify the properties of an ActiveX control, you can use the Properties window or activate the property sheet for the control.

Using the Properties Window to Set the Properties of an ActiveX Control

You can use the properties window to set the properties of an ActiveX control.

To use the properties window to set the properties of an ActiveX control

  1. Right-click the ActiveX control in the Applet Web Template Layout window, and then choose the View Properties Window menu item.
  2. Click the Categorized tab in the Properties window.

    The Categorized tab arranges properties under the following headings:

    • ActiveX. Includes properties for the native ActiveX control.
    • Basic. Includes basic properties for the control.
    • Misc. Includes properties of the predefined Control object type.
  3. Make changes to property settings as you do with a typical Siebel object.

Siebel Tools displays the changes you make to the native properties in the Applet Web Template Layout window, such as if you change a text color or font property. Siebel Tools saves changes you make to the native properties with the applet, just as it does with Siebel properties.

Using the Property Sheet to set the Properties of an ActiveX Control

You can use the native property sheet of the ActiveX control to set properties. If you use the property sheet, then you can set only the properties of the ActiveX object. You cannot set properties of the predefined control. You must use the Properties window to set properties of the predefined control.

To use the property sheet to set the properties of an ActiveX control

  1. Right-click the ActiveX control in the Applet Web Template Layout window, and then choose the ActiveX Control Properties menu item.
    If a native property sheet is available for the control, then Siebel Tools displays it.
  2. Set the properties, as required.

    If you exit the Applet Web Template Layout window or perform a Save, then Siebel Tools saves these settings with the applet.

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