Question

I have following method which I am using to load ActiveX control dynamically,

Dim ctl As Control
Set ctl = Form1.Controls.Add("prog.id", "myctl")
ctl.Visible = True

Using this code control successfully display on the form, but when I try to access methods/properties of control ctl.mymethod() its give the error, “Object doesn’t support this method or property”.

Secondly when I use this approach

Dim ctl As Object
Set ctl = CreateObject("prog.id")
Ctl.mymethod()

Here method successfully called from control, but I can’t display this object on form.

Kindly tell me any solution about this issue.

Edit:

Using the following approch its also giving the error when I call methods, “Object does’t support……..”

Dim ctl As Object
Set ctl = Controls.Add("prog.id", "myctl")
ctl.Visible = True

Answer 1

Don’t declare the reference as Control. That will only let you access the Control interface members.
Try declaring ctl as Object instead and it will then be fully late bound.

Dim ctl As Object
Set ctl = Controls.Add("COMCTL.ListViewCtrl", "myctl")
ctl.Visible = True
ctl.View = 2
ctl.ListItems.Add , , "123"