[AccessD] Displaying web page in a form

> Don't ask us why, but this works!
Yes, Gustav - you're right - this is how I did also manage to work it but I
forgot :) - sample is here:
http://www.smsconsulting.spb.ru/shamil_s/download/web97.zip (25 707 bytes)

And writing:

Me.WebBrowser2.Object.Navigate "http://www.microsoft.com"

i.e. using .Object. is a must...

Shamil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Displaying web page in a form


> Hi Bruce
>
> >From IMATips 2000-07-25:
>
> ---
> Avoid errors with the browser control in Access forms (97)
>
> If you've ever tried to use the Microsoft Web Browser control in an
> Access 97 form, you may have been greeted with the error messsage
> "There is no object in this control," when you tried to view the form.
> This is because Access 97 isn't compatible with an updated DLL that was
> introduced with IE 4.0.  Fortunately, the problem is easy to fix.  Once
> you draw your browser control on the form, select it and press [Ctrl]X
> to cut it. Then, immediately press [Ctrl]V to paste it back on the form.
> Reposition the browser and you'll find that you can now open the form
> without any errors. Don't ask us why, but this works!
> ---
>
> And David SDC (<info at sdconsult.com.au>) 2002-10-11:
>
> ---
> I solved this problem some years ago and gave it to Ken Getz who
> included it in Access Adviser magazine. The trick is to add the browser
> object to your form, then drag it to the required size. Having sized it
> right, now copy it to the clipboard (control X) and then paste it back
> to your form (Control V). It will now keep its size. You can only do
> this once. To set to a different size, start from scratch by pasting a
> new control. I discovered this approach by accident, but think it is to
> do with getting two independent programs (Access and Active X) to agree
> on a setting at the same time. It works with other active X objects
> also.
> ---
>
> /gustav
>
>
> > Hmm,
>
> > Referenced OK
> > (Registered OK)
> > Inserted OK
> > But...
> > Me.actx_WebBrowser.navigate "some url"
> >         gives runtime error 438 "Object doesn't support this property or
> > method"
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> > Tia
> > Bruce
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Darren DICK
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:54 PM
> > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Displaying web page in a form
>
>
> > Hi Bruce
> > Just like Jim said
> > Reference the shdocvw.dll in the references.
> > (It will show up in the list as Microsoft Internet controls)
>
> > Then from your long list of available ActiveX objects find
> > one called Microsoft web browser. Insert that onto a form and call it
> > say...actX_WebBrowser
>
> > then code will trigger it will be... Me.actX_WebBrowser.navigate
> > http://www.microsoft.com
>
> > Hope this helps
>
> > Darren
>
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