FP2000: How to Use Microsoft Forms 2.0 ActiveX Controls

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to insert Microsoft Forms 2.0 ActiveX controls in Microsoft FrontPage. In addition, the examples use Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) code to set properties and respond to control events.


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WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this code "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

ActiveX Controls are a suite of products and technologies that support Web development, and enable software components to interact with one another. ActiveX Controls are based on the Component Object Model (COM).

For more information about ActiveX Controls, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/activex/gallery
The Microsoft Forms 2.0 ActiveX Controls described in this article are included with Microsoft FrontPage.

Note: Microsoft Forms 2.0 Controls are not placed automatically in the Insert ActiveX Control list. To do this, click Customize in the Insert ActiveX Control dialog box, select the appropriate control and then click OK.

Message Box Example

  1. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.


  2. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0 CommandButton."


  3. Click OK.


  4. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control Properties from the Shortcut menu.


  5. In the Name box, type "CommandButton1" (without the quotation marks). Click OK.


  6. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and select Microsoft Script Editor.


  7. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block, and select Server.


  8. Type the following code between the Script tags: 
    
          Sub CommandButton1_Click()
             ' Displays a message box with text when the command
             ' button is clicked.
             Msgbox "Hello World"
          End sub


Label Example

  1. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 Label, follow these steps:


    2. 
       a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

       b. In the Select A Control list, click to select "Microsoft Forms 
          2.0 Label."

       c. Click OK.

       d. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
          Properties from the Shortcut menu.

       e. In the Name box, type "Label1" (without the quotation marks).
          Click OK.
  2. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 command button, follow these steps: 


    3. 
      a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

      b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
         CommandButton."

      c. Click OK.

      d. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
         Properties from the Shortcut menu.

      e. In the Name box, type "CommandButton2" (without the quotation
         marks).  Click OK.
  3. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and select Microsoft Script Editor.


  4. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block, and select Server.


  5. Type the following code between the Script tags: 
    
          Sub CommandButton2_Click()
             ' The following example fills a Label control with text
             ' when you click the command button.
             Label1.Caption="Hello World" 
          End sub


Text Box Example

  1. To insert a Text Box, follow these steps:


    2. 
    a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, click to select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
       TextBox." Click OK.

    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties from the Shortcut menu.

    d. In the Name box, type "TextBox2" (without the quotation
       marks). Click OK.
  2. Insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 CommandButton by doing the following: 


    3. 
      a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

      b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
         CommandButton."

      c. Click OK.

      d. Right-click the ActiveX Control and select ActiveX Control
         Properties from the Shortcut menu.

      e. In the Name box, type "CommandButton3" (without the quotation
         marks).  Click OK.
  3. On the Tools menu, point to Macro and select Microsoft Script Editor.


  4. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block and select Server.


  5. Type the following between the Script tags: 
    
          Sub CommandButton3_Click()
             ' Text box will be filled in when you click the command
             ' button.
             TextBox2.Text="Hello World"
          End sub


Check Box Example

  1. Insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 CheckBox Control by doing the following: 


    2. 
     a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

     b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
        CheckBox." Click OK.

     c. Right-click the ActiveX Control and select ActiveX Control
        Properties from the Shortcut menu.

     d. In the Name box, type "CheckBox1" (without the quotation marks).

     e. Click OK.
  2. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 command button, follow these steps: 


    3. 
     a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

     b. In the Select A Control list, click to select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
        CommandButton."

     c. Click OK.

     d. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
        Properties from the Shortcut menu.

     e. In the Name box, type "CommandButton4" (without the quotation
        marks). Click OK
  3. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 Label, follow these steps:


    4. 
    a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
       Label." Click OK.

    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties.
 
    d. In the Name box, type "Label2" (without the quotation marks).

    e. In the Width box, enter 300.

    f. Click OK.
  4. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and select Microsoft Script Editor.


  5. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block, and select Server.


  6. Type the following code between the Script tags:


    7. 
         sub CommandButton4_Click()
            ' Evaluates the value of the check box and inserts text
            ' in the label when you click the command button.
           if CheckBox1.Value=TRUE then Label2.Caption="The checkbox _
             is checked"
           if CheckBox1.Value=FALSE then Label2.Caption="The checkbox _
             is not checked"
         end sub

Option Button Example

  1. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 option button, follow these steps:


    2. 
    a. In the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
       OptionButton." Click OK.

    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties.

    d. In the Name box, type "OptionButton1" (without the quotation marks).

    e. Click OK.
  2. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 command button, follow these steps:


    3. 
    a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
       CommandButton." Click OK.
 
    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties.

    d. In the Name box, type "CommandButton5" (without the quotation
       marks).

    e. Click OK.
  3. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 label, follow these steps:


    4. 
    a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, click to select "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Label."

    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties.

    d. In the Name box, type "Label3" (without the quotation marks).

    e. In the Width box, enter 300.

    f. Click OK.
  4. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and select Microsoft Script Editor.


  5. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block, and select Server.


  6. Type the following code between the Script tags:


    7. 
          Sub CommandButton5_Click()
             ' Evaluates the value of the option button and inserts
             ' text in the label when you click the command button.
             If OptionButton1.Value=True Then
             Label3.Caption = "This option is selected"
             Else
             Label3.Caption = "The other option is selected"
             End If
          End sub

Toggle Button Example

  1. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 toggle button, follow these steps:


    2. 
    a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
       ToggleButton." Click OK.
       
    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties.

    d. In the Name box, type "ToggleButton1" (without the quotation
       marks).

    e. In the Width box, enter 100.

    f. In the Height box, enter 30.

    g. Click OK.
  2. On the Tools menu, point to Macro and select Microsoft Script Editor.


  3. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block and select Server.


  4. Type the following code between the Script tags: 
    
          sub ToggleButton1_Click()
            ' Evaluates the value of the toggle button and inserts text
            ' in the label when you click the command button.
            If ToggleButton1.Value = True Then
            ToggleButton1.Caption = "DEPRESSED"
            Else
            ToggleButton1.Caption = ""
            End If
          End Sub


Spin Button Example

  1. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 spin button, follow these steps:


    2. 
     a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

     b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
        SpinButton." Click OK.

     c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
        Properties.

     d. In the Name box, type "SpinButton1" (without the quotation
        marks).

     e. Click the Parameter tab and do the following:

       1) In the Attribute name list, select Min and then click Modify.

       2) In the Data box, type "-100" (without the quotation marks).

       3) Click OK. 
       
     f. In the ActiveX Control Properties click Apply, and then click OK.
  2. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 label, follow these steps:


    3. 
     
     a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

     b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Label."
        Click OK.

     c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
        Properties.

     d. In the Name box, type "Label4" (without the quotation marks).

     e. Click OK.
  3. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and select Microsoft Script Editor.


  4. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block, and select Server.


  5. Type the following code between the Script tags:


    6. 
          sub SpinButton1_SpinDown()
             ' Evaluates if the spin button has been clicked and
             ' inserts text in the label when you click the
             ' command button.
             Label4.Caption = SpinButton1.Value
          end sub

          sub SpinButton1_SpinUp()
             ' Evaluates if the spin button has not been clicked
             ' and inserts text in the label when you click the
             ' command button.
             Label4.Caption = SpinButton1.Value
          end sub

Scroll Bar Example

  1. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 scroll bar, follow these steps:


    2. 
    a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0
       ScrollBar." Click OK.
 
    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties.

    d. In the Name box, type "ScrollBar1" (without the quotation
       marks).

    e. Click the Parameters tab. In the Attribute window, follow these 
       steps:

       1) Select Min and then click Modify

       2) In the Value box, type "-32766" (without the quotation marks).

       3) Click OK.

    f. Click Apply and then click OK.
  2. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 label, follow these steps:


    3. 
    a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Label." 
       Click OK.

    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties.

    d. In the Name box, type "Label5" (without the quotation marks).

    f. Click OK.
  3. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and select Microsoft Script Editor.


  4. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block, and select Server.


  5. Type the following code between the Script tags:




    6. 
          Sub ScrollBar_Change()
          ' Evaluates the position of the marker on the scroll bar and
          ' inserts text in the label when the command button is
          ' clicked.
          Label5.Caption = -(ScrollBar1.Value)
          End sub

Combo Box Example

  1. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.


    2. 
    a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0 ComboBox." 
       Click OK.

    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties.

    d. In the Name box, type "ComboBox1" (without the quotation
       marks).

    e. Click OK.
  2. To insert a Microsoft Forms 2.0 label, follow these steps:


    3. 
    a. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and click ActiveX Control.

    b. In the Select A Control list, select "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Label." 
       Click OK.

    c. Right-click the ActiveX Control, and select ActiveX Control
       Properties.

    d. In the Name box, type "Label7" (without the quotation marks).

    e. In the Width box, enter 400.

    f. Click OK.
  3. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and select Microsoft Script Editor.


  4. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block, and select Server.


  5. Type the following code between the Script tags: 
    
          sub ComboBox1_Click()
             ' Evaluates which option in a combo box has been
             ' selected and fills in the resulting text in the label
             ' when the command button is clicked
             Label7.Caption= "You have selected " & _
             ComboBox1.List(ComboBox1.ListIndex)
          end sub
    NOTE: A ComboBox requires you to write script that populates the list with values in an array. The script should be inserted at the top of the page so that it executes when your page is opened in a Web browser.


  6. To insert the script to populate the Microsoft Forms 2.0 combo box, follow these steps:


    7.    
     a. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and select Microsoft Script              Editor.

     b. On the HTML menu, point to Script Block, and select Server. 

     c. Type the following code between the Script tags:

     NOTE: Place this code at the bottom of the Script box, after the
     existing script, but before the last line that reads "end sub." 
    
          ' Creates and populates the array used in the
          ' preceding list box example.
          '
          ' Dimension array to populate the list box.
          Dim ListBoxArray(2)
          ListBoxArray(0)="RED"
          ListBoxArray(1)="WHITE"
          ListBoxArray(2)="BLUE"
          ListBox1.List=ListBoxArray

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Keywords          : kbole kbdta fpedit fpactive fpscript kbInternet 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: July 1, 1999