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:

    The sample shows the Specify OLE Data page. At left is a box listing three columns available as Source Data. They are employee dot emp _ i d, dot salary. and dot city. At right is a box labeled Group by with the entry employee dot city. At bottom right is the Target Data box displaying the columns employee dot city and employee dot salary.

    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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