Activating and editing the OLE object
In the Design view
PowerBuilder stores an initial presentation of the OLE object
that it displays before data is retrieved and in newly inserted rows.
When you activate the OLE object in the Design view, you are editing
the initial presentation of the OLE object. Any changes you make and
save affect only this initial presentation. After rows are retrieved
and data transferred to the OLE object, an object built using the data
replaces the initial presentation.
In preview or at execution
time
PowerBuilder displays the initial presentation of the OLE object
while it is retrieving rows and then replaces it with the retrieved
data.
After you activate the OLE object in preview or at execution
time, you can edit the presentation of the data. However, you cannot
save these changes. The object is recreated whenever data from
retrieved rows is transferred to the OLE object.
For more information, see Activating OLE
objects.
Saving as a PSR
You can save the object with its data by saving the DataWindow
object as a Powersoft report (PSR). Select File>Save As File or
File>Save Rows As from the menu bar.
To activate the OLE object in the container in the Design
view
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Select Open from the container’s pop-up menu.
Selecting Open from an ActiveX control’s pop-up menu has no
effect. ActiveX controls are always active.