Whether you insert an OLE object into a report or create a new report using the OLE presentation style, you are working with an OLE container object within the report.
They have these characteristics in common:
Icon or contents The report can display the OLE object as an icon, or it can display an image of the contents when display of contents is supported by the server.
Data from the report You specify which report columns you want to transfer to the OLE object. The data that is sent to the OLE server replaces the OLE object template specified in the painter.
The OLE object in a report and the OLE presentation style have these main differences:
Associating the object with rows When the OLE object is added to a report, you can associate it with individual rows, groups of rows, or all rows. In the presentation style, the OLE object is always associated with all rows.
Properties view The Properties view for an OLE object has different pages and some different properties from the OLE report. For example, the Properties view for an OLE object in a report does not contain detailed print specification settings because these are set in the report’s own Properties view. However, it does have settings related to the position of the OLE object within the report.
Not all servers are appropriate
The features of the OLE server application determine whether
it can provide useful information in a report.
If the server does not support display of contents, it is not useful for objects associated with rows. The user sees only the icon. Some servers support the display of contents, but the view is scaled too small to be readable even when the object is activated.
This section includes procedures for:
Adding an OLE object to a report
Using the OLE presentation style
Defining the OLE object
Previewing the report
Specifying report data for the OLE object
