Advanced PowerBuilder

Linking the OLE Control's Object To a File

Calling LinkTo() allows you to link the OLE object to another object.

String lFileNameWithFullPath, lFileName Integer lResult lResult = GetFileOpenName( "Select Document to " + & "link from OLE Control", + & lFileNameWithFullPath, lFileName, "Doc", & "Documents (*.doc), *.doc" ) If lResult <> 1 Then Return lResult = ole_1.LinkTo( lFileNameWithFullPath ) If lResult <> 0 Then MessageBox( "File Link Error", lResult ) Return -1000 End If

To see it in the action, run the application. Select "Module/OLE 2.0 Control Examples" option from the menu. Open a OLE Storage file in the OLE Control by clicking on the "Open SubStorage" CommandButton and click on the "Link" CommandButton.

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