Adding an OLE object to a report  Defining the OLE object

Chapter 17: Using OLE in a Report

Using the OLE presentation style

Use the OLE presentation style to create a report that consists of a single OLE object. The following procedure creates the new report and opens the Insert Object dialog box.

StepsTo create a new report using the OLE presentation style:

  1. In the New dialog box, select OLE 2.0 from the Object tab and click OK.

  2. Select data for the report as you do for any report.

    For more information about selecting data, see Chapter 5, “Defining Reports.”

  3. Specify how the OLE object will use the report’s data on the Specify OLE Data page:

    Shown is the Specify OLE Data page. At left is a box listing three columns available as Source Data. They are emp _ i d, salary. and city. At right is a box labeled Group by with the entry city. At bottom right is the Target Data box displaying the columns count ( city for object ) and sum ( salary for object ) .

    You can drag the columns you want the OLE object to use to the Target Data box. You can also control the grouping of data and edit the expression for a column. If necessary, you can change these specifications later.

    For more information, see “Specifying data for the OLE object”.

  4. Click Next, and then click Finish.

    InfoMaker displays the Insert Object dialog box in which you define the OLE object.

    To use the Insert Object dialog box, see “Defining the OLE object”.




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