DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRAPRADESH
Name : P. Sri Vidya
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : DCCP
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Bheemili
Semester : VI Semester
Subject : Visual Basic II
Subject code : CCP- 603
Topic : Object Linking and Embedding(6/10)
Sub Topic : Object linking at design time
Duration : 50 min.
Teaching Aids : PPT

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Recap

• Object embedding at design time

• Using

• InsertObject dialogue box

• Drag & drop

• Pop-up menu of OLE container control

• Paste Special

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Objectives

• On completion of this period, you would be

able to:

• Understand Object linking at design time

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Structure
Object Linking at design time using:

• Insert Object Dialogue Box

• Drog & Drop

• OLE Container Control Short Cut Menu

• Paste Special Dialogue Box

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Which method uses the recent version
of document linking/embedding

• Linking

• As it links to the original document

• Each time we insert the object.

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We can link an object into OLE
container control
• At design time

• At run time

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Object Linking at design time
We can link objects

• At design time using

• OLE container control

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 Linking an object at design time
• We can link an object at design time in different
ways

• Through InsertObject dialogue box

• By dragging and dropping an object on the control

• Using OLE container control’s shortcut menu

• Using Paste Special dialogue box as icons.

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Linking an object through InsertObject
dialogue box

• Start a new project

• Double click the OLE container control icon

• Place an instance of the control on the form.

• InsertObject dialogue box will be displayed.

• Click on CreateFromFile option

• Click the browse button and locate the required file.

• Click on the link check box.

• The selected file appears on the OLE container control

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 Dragging and dropping the object on
the control
• Start a new project

• Double click the OLE container control icon

• Place an instance of the control on the form.

• InsertObject dialogue box will be displayed

• Click on cancel button to get an empty OLE container

control.

• Set the size mode property to 2- autosize contd.

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 Dragging and dropping the object on
the control continuation

• Start an application that supports OLE

• Open both VB and that application

• Drag the required part of the application by pressing

right mouse button

• As we drag the object, an oblong shape appears

under the pointer arrow.

• Drop onto the empty OLE container control.

• The linked item will appear on the OLE container

control.
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 Using OLE container control’s shortcut
menu
• Right click on the OLE container control at design
time to display the shortcut menu.

• Click on the InsertObject option.

• Click on CreateFromFile option

• Click the browse button and locate the required file.

• Click on the link check box

• The selected file appears on the OLE container

control.
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Using Paste Special dialogue Box
• Select the required part of the application.

• Click on copy.

• Right click on the OLE container control

• Click on Paste Special option.

• Click on OK in the Paste Special dialogue Box.

• The application will appear in the OLE container

control.
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Linking the object as icon
• Click on as icon to link the object as icon in the Paste
Special dialogue Box.

• Run the project

• Double click the icon to open the application

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 Quiz

1. With linking changes made to the

original object update the object in the OLE.

• True
• False

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2. We can link an object into OLE
container control as an icon

a) True
b) False

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Frequently asked questions

• Explain the procedure to link an object at design time.

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 ASSIGNMENT
1. State the main difference in linking and
embedding an object.

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Summary
We can link an object at design time using

• Insert Object dialogue box

• Drag and drop method

• Pop-up menu of OLE control container

• Paste Special as icons

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