Hi pals,

It maybe stupid. I'm new to Windows Applications programming.

My question is: Is it possible to customize or edit an ActiveX component inside VB? I have found an ActiveX component, but it's not exactly what I want. It uses some message boxes that I don't prefer and I was wondering to change those message boxes. Do you have any idea?

Thanks

short reply:

if the component IS compiled already, then it would probably be through subclassing, if it's possible with activex com... OR

if you can find a de-compiler...

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If the control you're using can have everything done without a message box appearing, OR can create controls on your own, and know how to code everything you use from that control, you can:

1) Create a new ActiveX Control Project.
2) Add the control that you want to edit on the form (or controls needed for a replacement control)
3) Add all the properties needed, code to handle
4) save and compile, use new control in program - including when installing.

[vbgen said you can possibly de-compile the control, while it may be possible, it may also have been written in VC, not VB]

oh... yes, that's my mistake...

if it were made by Visual C... then it might not be wise to de-compile.

thanks JLRodgers... i almost gave a one of our fellow members a hard time.  

[Edited by vbgen on 17-11-2002 at 02:46 AM GMT]

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Just curious. How would one go about decompiling a control. I have not seen any working decompiler to date. All the ones I have seen do not work and I was beginning to think this is quite bogus. Please let me know.

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