OLEType Property [Access 2003 VBA Language Reference]

You can use the OLEType property to determine if a control contains an OLE object, and, if so, whether the object is linked or embedded. Read/write Byte.

expression.OLEType

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

The OLEType property uses the following settings.

Setting	Constant	Description
Linked	acOLELinked	The control contains a linked object. All the object's data is managed by the application that created it.
Embedded	acOLEEmbedded	The control contains an embedded object. All the object's data is managed by Microsoft Access.
None	acOLENone	The control doesn't contain an OLE object.

Note  When creating an OLE object, use the OLETypeAllowed property to determine what type of object a control can contain.

Example

The following example illustrates how to display the Insert Object dialog box and how to display an error message if the Cancel button in the Insert Object dialog box is clicked.

Sub InsertObject_Click()
    Dim conUserCancelled As Integer

    ' Error message returned when user cancels.
    conUserCancelled = 2001
    On Error GoTo ButtonErr
    If OLE1.OLEType = acOLENone Then
        ' No OLE object created.
        ' Display Insert Object dialog box.
        OLE1.Action = acOLEInsertObjDlg
    End If
    Exit Sub

ButtonErr:
    If Err = conUserCancelled Then ' Display message.
        MsgBox "You clicked the Cancel button; " _
            & "no object was created."
    End If
    Resume Next
End Sub

Applies to | BoundObjectFrame Object | ObjectFrame Object

See Also | Action Property | OLETypeAllowed Property