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This example shows you how to:
•Create a subclass of an ActiveX control class •Create a dialog box containing the ActiveX control For this example, you need to have a version of the standard Microsoft Calendar Control on your machine.
To create the ActiveX control subclass:
| 1. | Click the Controls tab page, and then expand the ActiveX Control class. |
| 2. | In the list of available ActiveX controls, click with your right mouse button on the Calendar Control class, and choose New from the resulting menu. A subclass of the Calendar class will be created. Right-click on the new subclass, and rename it to MyCalendar. |
To create a dialog box to contain the ActiveX control:
| 1. | Click the Dialog Boxes tab page. |
| 2. | Drag the Dialog Box class to the design area on the right. |
| 3. | Navigate to the dialog's controls group by clicking on the words "Dialog header message", holding the ALT key down, and clicking again. The status bar should now read "Group: Controls Group". |
| 4. | Click the Controls tab page, and then drag the required subclass (MyCalendar, created earlier) onto the Controls Group. |
| 5. | Choose File, Save As from the menu. |
| 6. | Type a name (MyDialogBox1) for the dialog as the class name, and then click OK. |
| 7. | Dismiss the message that appears, and then choose Design, Run from the menu to see the result. |
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