Hi Scott,

You are right. I used a bad example for what I was really trying to do =
with an activex control I built. I was trying to figure out if it is my =
control or just the way I use it in the vb.net asp code behind module. =
I am trying to load values into the control from the server side when =
the page is requested by the client. The reason I am using activex is =
that this control is part of a game lobby server and activex is the only =
way I know of to start the game on the client side. The control works =
fine in the web form except for the data exchange between the asp code =
and the control. I've read everything I could find on using COM objects =
in vb.net (or cs.net) web forms. Everything builds and runs fine. It's =
just that the web form code doesn't seem to be talking to the same =
instance of the activex control that is embedded in the asp page. I can =
set properties of the control and read them back via asp, but the =
control doesnt visually update any of them and if I change values in the =
displayed control they dont get reflected back to the asp code. If you =
or anyone else knows of an example of a working activex control in vb or =
cs.net code please let me know.

Thank you,
Jeff

Here are the steps I take to use the control:
1 - Build and register component(Borland CPP 6.0)
2 - Add the component to the Toolbox/Components in VS.NET
3 - Drag and drop the component from the toolbox to the asp design page
4 - Add a reference (COM) to the activex component library
5 - add the following code to the aspx code behind (bold print)

Imports ogl_x.ogl_il2launcherClass

Public Class host
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Protected WithEvents bCancel As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button
Protected WithEvents lblTitle As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label
Dim obj As ogl_x.ogl_il2launcherClass

#Region " Web Form Designer Generated Code "

'This call is required by the Web Form Designer.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub =
InitializeComponent()

End Sub

Private Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As =
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Init
'CODEGEN: This method call is required by the Web Form Designer
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
InitializeComponent()
End Sub

#End Region

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As =
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim str As String
Dim obj As New ogl_x.ogl_il2launcherClass()
obj.ServerName =3D "My Server"

'Put user code to initialize the page here
'lblTitle.Text =3D str
Select Case Session("GameType")
Case "il2", "il2fb", "pfsa", "pfm"
Case Else
End Select
End Sub

Private Sub bCancel_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As =
System.EventArgs) Handles bCancel.Click
Response.Redirect("lobby.aspx", False)
End Sub

End Class


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