User's Guide


Using OLE Support

In this chapter, you learn how to use the OLE Support feature in your VisualAge application. The feature enables you to use OLE clients and custom control services in VisualAge applications.

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The OLE Support feature is only available in VisualAge for Windows NT, Windows 98, and Windows 95. It is not available for OS/2, AIX, HP-UX, or Sun Solaris.

OLE (or Object Linking and Embedding) is a unified environment of object-based services that can be customized and used to extend the environment.

The VisualAge parts related to OLE are:

OLE icon  OLE category
OLE Client icon  OLE Client
Accesses and uses an OLE server application, such as Paintbrush or WordPad
OLE Control icon  OLE Control
Enables the use of a custom Windows control that is built with OLE technology, commonly known as an OCX
OLE File icon  OLE File
Enables transparent persistence of linked or embedded OLE objects into files


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