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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. 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