Activating and editing the OLE object – PB Docs 125

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.

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:

1. 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.