"DSlattery" <DSlattery@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there. I've read on the web that Reporting Services report can support
> ActiveX controls in the client area of the report (or at least that's what
> I
> interpreted). I'm able to add an in-house developed ActiveX control to
> the
> toolbox in Visual Studio but the control is grayed out and will not allow
> me
> to drag it to the main area of the report. Has anyone successfully
> created a
> VB6 ActiveX control that works in Reporting Services? If so, what do I
> need
> to do to allow the control to be used in the report? Here's what I'm
> trying
> to do: I've got an ActiveX control that shells out and executes an exe on
> the client machine (the exe I am shelling out to start is a DDE bridge
> application).

"DSlattery" <DSlattery@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Chris. Thanks for responding. I've tried to close and re-open VS but
the
> control is still disabled. I'm relatively certain I've installed the
latest
> service pack for Reporting Services.
> The version I have is
> Microsoft SQL Server Report Designer
> Version 8.00.878.00
>
> I've also tried other ActiveX controls with the same results.
>
> "Christopher Conner" wrote:
>
> > Close dev studio and reopen it - if you have installed SP1 with it open,
> > sometimes it will gray it out.
> >
> > =-Chris
> >
> > "DSlattery" <DSlattery@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2FD0E033-0709-49A3-B877-2C50FA1780FC@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi there. I've read on the web that Reporting Services report can
support
> > > ActiveX controls in the client area of the report (or at least that's
what
> > > I
> > > interpreted). I'm able to add an in-house developed ActiveX control
to
> > > the
> > > toolbox in Visual Studio but the control is grayed out and will not
allow
> > > me
> > > to drag it to the main area of the report. Has anyone successfully
> > > created a
> > > VB6 ActiveX control that works in Reporting Services? If so, what do
I
> > > need
> > > to do to allow the control to be used in the report? Here's what I'm
> > > trying
> > > to do: I've got an ActiveX control that shells out and executes an
exe on
> > > the client machine (the exe I am shelling out to start is a DDE bridge
> > > application).
> >
> >
> >