Ok, that'a lot of files I don't have.

Where can I find them?

Not in the Shared folder. GAC_32 og GAC_MSIL

I have them in C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\Shared\PowerBuilder\pbcef190

Found it. Thanks.

Now the application just crashes.



I think I'll revert back to the old OLE control for now.

Would you happen to have snip of a sample script where you opened a document in powerbuilder with Outside in installed as an activex control? I was able to get a demo copy of the control but the documentation is all laid out for c# and .NET and doesn't have the syntax for what methods you can call through PB.



Thanks.

Rick

Hi Rick,



You first need to add the OIX control as an OLE object on your window or user object. I'm assuming you've done that? Then you can use most if not all of the methods and properties shown in the manual. The main one is to display a file so the method for that is ViewFile. To call it in your Powerbuilder code you do something like this:





long ll_viewed = 0



string ls_filename = 'c:\temp\somefile.pdf'



ll_viewed = ole_oix.object.ViewFile(false, ls_filename)



if ll_viewed < 1 then

MessageBox('Error Displaying File', 'Could not view the file: ' + ls_filename)

end if



You can set properties by using the constant values. When you install the Outside In Viewer it should install some header files in the sdk\common directory (I can't remember is these are part of the Outside In Viewer ActiveX, or the normal Outside In Viewer control, so if you are missing these maybe install the Outside In Viewer control as well). There are a few files there, outsidex.bas, outsidex.cs etc. You can look at these files and check the numeric values of the constants which you can add to your code.



Eg to set the TimeZoneOffset you can use the SCC_TIMEZONE_USENATIVE constant:



constant long SCC_TIMEZONE_USENATIVE = 61440



ole_oix.Object.TimeZoneOffset = SCC_TIMEZONE_USENATIVE





You can just use the numeric values to set the properties, but it will help down the track if you setup the constants. E.g



ole_oix.Object.BMPFitMode = 4



To clear the file that you are currently viewing, just use the Clear method:



ole_oix.object.Clear()





If you need help with anything specific let me know and I'll see if I can help.

Daryl,



Sorry for this being a reply to a really old post. I am hoping this finds you and you have some more advice. I have been using the Oracle control for a couple of years and am looking for some help with a more advanced piece.



I need to get the position and/or selection a user makes in a word document that is loaded into the outside in viewer. I need this so that I can set a bookmark in the document based on the users selection point. I am trying to use the SetPositionToSelection(oixStart, oixEnd) method. I am having issues setting up the position object. Per the manual you have to connect to the position com object. Everything I have tried returns an error from the oracle control.



Have you ever accessed the position object? If so any advice on making this work?



Thanks.



Rick

What a Marco mentioned is in PowerBuilder 2019 R2, which was released April 3, 2020. https://docs.appeon.com/appeon_online_help/pb2019r2/whats_new/ch01s05.html