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+<td align="right" valign="center"><img src="logo32.png" align="right" width="64" height="32" border="0"></td></tr></table><h1 align=center>The TQAxContainer Module</h1>
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+<p>
+<p> <!-- toc -->
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#1"> Introduction
+</a>
+<li><a href="#2"> Building the library
+</a>
+<li><a href="#3"> Using the library
+</a>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#3-1"> Distributing TQAxContainer applications
+</a>
+</ul>
+<li><a href="#4"> Instantiating COM objects
+</a>
+<li><a href="#5"> Accessing the object API
+</a>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#5-1"> Typical error messages
+</a>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#5-1-1"> Requested control could not be instantiated
+</a>
+<li><a href="#5-1-2"> TQAxBase::internalInvoke: No such method
+</a>
+<li><a href="#5-1-3"> Error calling IDispatch member: Non-optional parameter
+missing
+</a>
+<li><a href="#5-1-4"> Error calling IDispatch member: Type mismatch in
+parameter n
+</a>
+<li><a href="#5-1-5"> TQAxScriptManager::call(): No script provides this function
+</a>
+</ul>
+</ul>
+</ul>
+<!-- endtoc -->
+
+<p> <h2> Introduction
+</h2>
+<a name="1"></a><p> The TQAxContainer module provides a library implementing a <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a>
+subclass, <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a>, that acts as a container for ActiveX
+controls, and a <a href="qobject.html">TQObject</a> subclass, <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a>, that can be used to
+easily access non-visual COM objects. Scripting COM objects embedded
+using these classes is possible through the <a href="qaxscript.html">TQAxScript</a>, <a href="qaxscriptmanager.html">TQAxScriptManager</a>
+and <a href="qaxscriptengine.html">TQAxScriptEngine</a> classes.
+<p> This module is part of the <a href="activeqt.html">ActiveTQt
+ framework</a>. (To make an application into an ActiveX server
+see the <a href="qaxserver.html">TQAxServer module</a>.)
+<p> The module consists of six classes
+<ol type=1>
+<li> <a href="qaxbase.html">TQAxBase</a> is an abstract class that provides an API to initialize
+and access a COM/ActiveX object.
+<li> <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a> provides a TQObject that wraps a COM object.
+<li> <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a> is a <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> that wraps an ActiveX control.
+<li> <a href="qaxscriptmanager.html">TQAxScriptManager</a>, TQAxScript and TQAxScriptEngine provide an
+interface to the Windows Script Host.
+</ol>
+<p> Some <a href="qaxcontainer-examples.html">example applications</a>
+that use standard ActiveX controls to provide high level user
+interface functionality are provided.
+<p> <h2> Building the library
+</h2>
+<a name="2"></a><p> In the <tt>activeqt</tt> directory (usually <tt>QTDIR/extensions/activeqt</tt>)
+enter the <tt>container</tt> subdirectory and run <tt>qmake</tt> to generate the
+makefile, and use the make tool (<tt>nmake</tt> for VC++, <tt>make</tt> for Borland)
+to build the library. The library <tt>qaxcontainer.lib</tt> will be linked
+into <tt>QTDIR/lib</tt>.
+<p> If you have a shared configuration of TQt enter the <tt>plugin</tt> subdirectory
+and run <tt>qmake</tt> and your make tool to build a plugin that integrates the
+<a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a> class into <a href="designer-manual.html">TQt Designer</a>.
+<p> <h2> Using the library
+</h2>
+<a name="3"></a><p> To build TQt applications that can host COM objects and ActiveX controls
+link the application against the TQAxContainer module by adding
+<p> <pre>
+ LIBS += qaxcontainer.lib
+ </pre>
+
+<p> to the application's <tt>.pro</tt> file.
+<p> <h3> Distributing TQAxContainer applications
+</h3>
+<a name="3-1"></a><p> The TQAxContainer library is static, so there is no need to redistribute
+any additional files when using this module. Note however that the
+ActiveX server binaries you are using might not be installed on the
+target system, so you have to ship them with your package and register
+them during the installation process of your application.
+<p> <h2> Instantiating COM objects
+</h2>
+<a name="4"></a><p> To instantiate a COM object use the <a href="qaxbase.html#setControl">TQAxBase::setControl</a>() API, or pass
+the name of the object directly into the constructor of the <a href="qaxbase.html">TQAxBase</a>
+subclass you are using.
+<p> The control can be specified in a variety of formats, but the fastest
+and most powerful format is to use the class ID (CLSID) of the object
+directly. The class ID can be prepended with information about a remote
+machine that the object should run on, and can include a license key
+for licensed controls.
+<p> <h2> Accessing the object API
+</h2>
+<a name="5"></a><p> <a href="activeqt.html#ActiveTQt">ActiveTQt</a> provides a TQt API to the COM object, and replaces COM
+datatypes with TQt equivalents. Use the <tt>dumpdoc</tt> tool to get the
+documentation of the TQt API for any COM object and it's subobjects.
+<p> See the <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a> and <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a> API documentation about how to
+use this class to use ActiveX controls and COM objects in TQt
+applications. To access the COM object with scripting languages use
+the <a href="qaxscript.html">TQAxScript</a> class.
+<p> To call functions of the COM object that can not be accessed via
+ActiveTQt it is possible to request the COM interface directly using
+<a href="qaxbase.html#queryInterface">TQAxBase::queryInterface</a>(). To get a C++ definition of the respective
+interface classes use the <tt>#import</tt> directive with the type library
+provided with the control.
+<p> <h3> Typical error messages
+</h3>
+<a name="5-1"></a><p> ActiveTQt prints error messages to the debug output when it
+encounters error situations at runtime. Usually you must run
+your program in the debugger to see these messages (e.g. in Visual
+Studio's Debug output).
+<p> <h4> Requested control could not be instantiated
+</h4>
+<a name="5-1-1"></a><p> The control requested in <a href="qaxbase.html#setControl">TQAxBase::setControl</a>() is not installed
+on this system, or is not accessible for the current user.
+<p> The control might retquire administrator rights, or a license key.
+If the control is licensed, reimplement initialize() and use the
+COM APIs to call the IClassFactory2 interface functions.
+<p> <h4> TQAxBase::internalInvoke: No such method
+</h4>
+<a name="5-1-2"></a><p> A <tt>dynamicCall()</tt> failed - the function prototype did not
+match any function available in the object's API.
+<p> <h4> Error calling IDispatch member: Non-optional parameter
+missing
+</h4>
+<a name="5-1-3"></a><p> A <tt>dynamicCall()</tt> failed - the function prototype was correct,
+but too few parameters were provided.
+<p> <h4> Error calling IDispatch member: Type mismatch in
+parameter n
+</h4>
+<a name="5-1-4"></a><p> A <tt>dynamicCall()</tt> failed - the function prototype was correct,
+but the paramter at index <tt>n</tt> was of the wrong type and could
+not be coerced to the correct type.
+<p> <h4> <a href="qaxscriptmanager.html#call">TQAxScriptManager::call</a>(): No script provides this function
+</h4>
+<a name="5-1-5"></a><p> You try to call a function that is provided through an engine
+that doesn't provide introspection (ie. ActivePython or
+ActivePerl). You need to call the function directly on the
+respective <a href="qaxscript.html">TQAxScript</a> object.
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