Create and insert your session configuration file (Session.cfg) as described in General Setup Tasks.
Source Code ActiveX Example 1 - Visual LANSA Source
Function Options(*DIRECT)
BEGIN_COM ROLE(*EXTENDS #PRIM_FORM) BORDERICONS(SystemMenu) CAPTION('Employee Details (LANSA)') CLIENTHEIGHT(144) CLIENTWIDTH(376) HEIGHT(171) LAYOUTMANAGER(#FWLM_1) LEFT(254) TOP(472) WIDTH(384)
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_TYPELIB) Guid('{385B3936-74A3-4700-AA82-D7D9BEE8EA46}') TypeLibName('LANSA_AXFORMA_LIB')
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_CLASS) Guid('{BB00E891-AA66-4DAA-ACC8-7B026B934A78}') ProgId('LANSA.AXFORMA')
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_IN_INTERFACE) Guid('{503CD2F3-340E-48B0-867B-D10667D1E57A}') BaseDispId(0)
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_EVT_INTERFACE) Guid('{22D638D0-B9E0-4FAE-99E3-EA39F884EC97}') BaseDispId(0)
DEFINE_COM CLASS(#PRIM_FWLM) NAME(#FWLM_1) DIRECTION(TopToBottom) MARGINBOTTOM(10) MARGINLEFT(10) MARGINRIGHT(10) MARGINTOP(10)
DEFINE_COM CLASS(#EMPNO.Visual) NAME(#EMPNO) DISPLAYPOSITION(1) ENABLED(False) HEIGHT(19) LEFT(10) PARENT(#COM_OWNER) READONLY(True) TABPOSITION(1) TOP(10) USEPICKLIST(False) WIDTH(209)
DEFINE_COM CLASS(#PRIM_FWLI) NAME(#FWLI_1) MANAGE(#EMPNO) PARENT(#FWLM_1)
DEFINE_COM CLASS(#SURNAME.Visual) NAME(#SURNAME) DISPLAYPOSITION(3) HEIGHT(19) LEFT(10) PARENT(#COM_OWNER) TABPOSITION(2) TOP(68) USEPICKLIST(False) WIDTH(324)
DEFINE_COM CLASS(#PRIM_FWLI) NAME(#FWLI_2) MANAGE(#SURNAME) PARENT(#FWLM_1)
DEFINE_COM CLASS(#GIVENAME.Visual) NAME(#GIVENAME) DISPLAYPOSITION(2) HEIGHT(19) LEFT(10) PARENT(#COM_OWNER) TABPOSITION(3) TOP(39) USEPICKLIST(False) WIDTH(324)
DEFINE_COM CLASS(#PRIM_FWLI) NAME(#FWLI_3) MANAGE(#GIVENAME) PARENT(#FWLM_1)
DEFINE_COM CLASS(#SALARY.Visual) NAME(#SALARY) DISPLAYPOSITION(4) HEIGHT(19) LEFT(10) PARENT(#COM_OWNER) TABPOSITION(4) TOP(97) USEPICKLIST(False) WIDTH(278)
DEFINE_COM CLASS(#PRIM_FWLI) NAME(#FWLI_4) MANAGE(#SALARY) PARENT(#FWLM_1)
Define_Evt Name(uEmployeeFound)
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_EVT_MEMBER) Dispid(0) Name('uEmployeeFound')
Define_Map For(*input) Class(#io$sts) Name(#uResult)
Define_Pty Name(uEmployeeGiveName) Get(*auto #givename) Set(*auto #givename)
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_IN_MEMBER) Dispid(0) Name('uEmployeeGiveName')
Define_Pty Name(uEmployeeSurname) Get(*auto #surname)
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_IN_MEMBER) Dispid(1) Name('uEmployeeSurname')
Define_Pty Name(uEmployeeSalary) Get(*auto #salary) Set(*auto #salary)
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_IN_MEMBER) Dispid(2) Name('uEmployeeSalary')
- Mthroutine Name(uShowEmployee)
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_IN_MEMBER) Dispid(3) Name('uShowEmployee')
Define_Map For(*input) Class(#empno) Name(#i_empno)
Change Field(#EMPNO) To(#I_EMPNO)
Fetch Fields(#SURNAME #GIVENAME #SALARY) From_File(PSLMST) With_Key(#EMPNO)
Signal Event(uEmployeeFound) Uresult(#io$sts)
Endroutine
Mthroutine Name(uClose)
Attribute Class(#PRIM_ATTR.AX_IN_MEMBER) Dispid(4) Name('uClose')
Invoke Method(#COM_OWNER.CloseForm)
Endroutine
End_Com
Source Code ActiveX Example 1 - Visual Basic - Object
VERSION 5.00
Begin VB.Form Form1
Caption = "Case 1 - VB"
ClientHeight = 4425
ClientLeft = 60
ClientTop = 345
ClientWidth = 5835
LinkTopic = "Form1"
ScaleHeight = 4425
ScaleWidth = 5835
StartUpPosition = 3 'Windows Default
Begin VB.CommandButton cmdClose
Caption = "Close Visual LANSA"
Enabled = 0 'False
Height = 375
Left = 4320
TabIndex = 10
Top = 3480
Width = 1095
End
Begin VB.CommandButton cmdUpdate
Caption = "Update"
Enabled = 0 'False
Height = 375
Left = 4320
TabIndex = 9
Top = 2760
Width = 1095
End
Begin VB.Frame frmEmployeeDetails
Caption = "Employee Details"
Height = 2295
Left = 120
TabIndex = 3
Top = 1680
Width = 3975
Begin VB.TextBox UemployeeSalary
BeginProperty DataFormat
Type = 1
Format = "0"
HaveTrueFalseNull= 0
FirstDayOfWeek = 0
FirstWeekOfYear = 0
LCID = 3081
SubFormatType = 1
EndProperty
Height = 350
Left = 1680
TabIndex = 6
Text = "Salary"
Top = 1560
Width = 1215
End
Begin VB.TextBox UemployeeGiveName
Height = 350
Left = 1680
TabIndex = 5
Text = "Give Name"
Top = 360
Width = 1815
End
Begin VB.TextBox UemployeeSurname
Height = 345
Left = 1680
TabIndex = 4
Text = "Surname"
Top = 960
Width = 1815
End
Begin VB.Label lblSalary
Caption = "Salary:"
Height = 345
Left = 240
TabIndex = 8
Top = 1560
Width = 855
End
Begin VB.Label LblName
Caption = "Name:"
Height = 345
Left = 240
TabIndex = 7
Top = 360
Width = 855
End
End
Begin VB.TextBox uEmployeeNumber
Height = 350
Left = 1920
TabIndex = 1
Text = "A1012"
Top = 1080
Width = 735
End
Begin VB.CommandButton cmdShowEmployee
Caption = "Show"
Default = -1 'True
Height = 350
Left = 4320
TabIndex = 0
ToolTipText = "Invoke Visual LANSA method to retrieve employee details"
Top = 2040
Width = 1095
End
Begin VB.Label lblexplanation
Caption = "Demonstrates the essentials of how to expose properties, events and methods"
BeginProperty Font
Name = "MS Sans Serif"
Size = 9.75
Charset = 0
Weight = 400
Underline = 0 'False
Italic = 0 'False
Strikethrough = 0 'False
EndProperty
Height = 495
Left = 240
TabIndex = 11
Top = 240
Width = 5295
End
Begin VB.Label LblEmployee
Caption = "Employee Number:"
Height = 345
Left = 360
TabIndex = 2
Top = 1080
Width = 1335
End
End
Attribute VB_Name = "Form1"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False
Source Code ActiveX Example 1 - Visual Basic - Code
Option Explicit
Public Session As LANSA_ACTIVEX_LIB.Session
Private Sub AXFORMA_uEmployeeFound(ByVal uResult As String)
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
If uResult = "OK" Then
cmdUpdate.Enabled = True
cmdClose.Enabled = True
UemployeeGiveName = AXFORMA.UemployeeGiveName
UemployeeSurname = AXFORMA.UemployeeSurname
UemployeeSalary = AXFORMA.UemployeeSalary
Call AXFORMA.ShowForm
Else
UemployeeGiveName = "Not Found"
UemployeeSurname = "Not Found"
UemployeeSalary = 0
End If
Exit Sub ' Exit to avoid handler.
ErrorHandler: ' Error-handling routine.
MsgBox ("Error :" + Err.Description)
End Sub
Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
Call AXFORMA.uClose
' Unload AXFORMA
End Sub
Private Sub cmdShowEmployee_Click()
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
' pass the employee number to the vl component method.
Call AXFORMA.uShowEmployee(uEmployeeNumber)
Exit Sub ' Exit to avoid handler.
ErrorHandler: ' Error-handling routine.
MsgBox ("Error :" + Err.Description)
End Sub
Private Sub cmdUpdate_Click()
AXFORMA.UemployeeGiveName = UemployeeGiveName
' notice surname has been set as readonly in the Visual LANSA component
' AXFORMA.UemployeeSurname = UemployeeSurname
If UemployeeSalary = "" Then UemployeeSalary = 0
AXFORMA.UemployeeSalary = UemployeeSalary
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
' login to LANSA using default user, password and session location
If Session Is Nothing Then
Call ConnectToLansa("<user name>", "<password>", "<session.cfg path>")
End If
' now add your component to the current session
Call Session.AddComponent(AXFORMA.object)
Exit Sub ' Exit to avoid handler.
ErrorHandler: ' Error-handling routine.
MsgBox ("Error :" + Err.Description)
End Sub
Private Sub ConnectToLansa(ByVal username As String, ByVal password As String, ByVal txtlocation As String)
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Set Session = New LANSA_ACTIVEX_LIB.Session
' Set the session configuration file
Session.ConfigFile = txtlocation
Call Session.SetConnectParam("USER", username)
Call Session.SetConnectParam("PSPW", password)
Call Session.Connect
Exit Sub ' Exit to avoid handler.
ErrorHandler: ' Error-handling routine.
MsgBox ("Error :" + Err.Description)
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
Set Session = Nothing
End Sub