Attaching OLE Objects at the Base Form Level

At the base level of a standard form, you can attach OLE objects using the OLE Objects button on the Links toolbar. Menu bars and toolbars appear on all standard forms. When you attach an OLE object at the base level of a form, rather than associating the attachment with a record, the OLE object attaches only to the form. No matter what record appears on the form, the OLE object that you attach using the OLE Objects button will always appear when you open the form.

Access a standard form.

Complete one of these tasks:
- From the Links toolbar, select Preferences, and then OLE Objects.
- From the Preferences menu, select OLE Objects.
- If attachments exist for the form, click the document button to the right of the status bar.
On the Choose Queue form, select the appropriate queue.
Note: If you do not know the queue in which the object you want to attach exists, ask your system administrator.
On the OLE Objects form, do one of the following:
- From the File menu, select Add Object.
- In the button panel, click the right mouse button and then select Add Object.
On Insert Object, to create a new object, select the type of object that you want to create and then click OK.
Selections vary from system to system depending on what the system administrator installs on your workstation and on the network.
Create your object.
To attach an existing object, select Create from File, locate the object on your system, and then click OK.
Depending on whether you create an object or attach an existing object, the application associated with the object displays either a blank workspace or the existing object in the viewer panel.
The menu bar displays the menus for the application from which you call the object. For example, if you select an Excel document, Excel menus display on the menu bar.
Edit the object in the viewer panel.
To return to the main form, click the Cancel button on the OLE Objects form in the application workspace.