LinkTo
PowerScript function
Description
Establishes a link between an OLE control and a file or an item
within the file.
Syntax
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olecontrol.LinkTo ( filename {, sourceitem } ) |
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Argument |
Description |
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olecontrol |
The name of the OLE control in which you want to insert a |
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filename |
A string whose value is the file name containing the data |
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sourceitem (optional) |
A string that names an item within file name to which you |
Return value
Integer.
Returns 0 if it succeeds and one of the following negative values if
an error occurs:
-1 — File not found
-2 — Item not found
-9 — Other error
If any argument’s value is null, LinkTo returns null.
Examples
This example creates an object in the OLE control, ole_1. The object
is linked to the file C:XLSEXPENSE.XLS:
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integer result result = ole_1.LinkTo("c:xlsexpense.xls") |
This example links to a section of rows and columns in the same
spreadsheet as in the previous example:
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integer result result = ole_1.LinkTo("c:xlsexpense.xls", & "R1C1:R5C5") |
See also