Building a card game with cards.ocx (1 Viewer)

G37Sam · Nov 22, 2011

I know many here hate to work with custom ActiveX control but entertain me please. I am using Windows XP with Access2007 FYI

I started by copying cards.ocx (availabe online for free) into C:\windows\system then registering the .ocx file using the following command in cmd

Code:

regsvr32 cards.ocx

That worked perfect

From within the form's toolbox, I choose ActiveX control and choose cardsocx only to get an error stating:

"A problem occurred while Microsoft Access was communicating with the OLE Server"

Is there something I missed?

vbaInet · Nov 22, 2011

Try this method to register the ActiveX control:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918574

G37Sam · Nov 23, 2011

Still getting the same error, I'm guessing the mentioned method is no different from regsvr32, nor is the one mentioned here either: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/173091

The thing that's bugging me most, is that if I register the ocx using Visual Basic 6 (or .net) then Access starts to recognize it. If I move to another machine with no VB6 VB.net, access then gives me the same error again

vbaInet · Nov 23, 2011

Perhaps that ocx isn't supported in Access 2007. Send me a copy and I'll try and register it on mine.

G37Sam · Nov 23, 2011

Here's a download link to the ocx file: http://www.ocxdump.com/ocxfiles/C/cards.ocx

G37Sam · Nov 24, 2011

Any luck?

How about using the cards.dll in system32 that's automatically installed with Windows, would that be possible?

vbaInet · Nov 24, 2011

Not had a chance to have a look Sam. Got home and fell asleep

And I can't install it at work.

Have you tried the one that is already installed?

G37Sam · Nov 24, 2011

Haha sorry man didn't mean to pressure you

I got the cards.dll to work on VB6 with the help of a tutorial, couldn't do anything about it in Access though. Cards.dll however draws on the form rather than create a control so I'm assuming some sort of API would have to be used, that's where I chickened out

vbaInet · Nov 24, 2011

The cards.dll must contain a couple of classes that expose functions for drawing on the form. Obviously intellisense will expose the properties, methods and functions but the difficulty is getting documentation on its use

No pressure, I planned to look at it but was just too tired

vbaInet · Nov 25, 2011

Just tried to install it without success. Perhaps the ocx wasn't made with Access in mind.

If RunCommand doesn't register it then it's not compatible with Access.

G37Sam · Nov 26, 2011

Thanks for your feedback vbaInet, appreciate it

Max D · Nov 27, 2011

ActiveXs have problems with 64-bit versions of office. Beside that, try to put your ocx at some other location (like c:\) - it can make a difference.

Also you can try to open your OCX via some editor or viewer and check DLL it uses. Maybe it relies on some DLL that is missing on targed PCs.

G37Sam · Nov 27, 2011

I am on a 32-bit Vista though

If it's not too much to ask, can you give it a shot and see if it can be done from your end?

Max D · Nov 27, 2011

CARDS.OCX installed ok at my WinXP via simple regsvr32 command and works ok at Access.

I found references to this files inside:
MSVBVM50.DLL
VBA5.DLL
PICCLP32.OCX

Check, if this files are present at "bad" PCs

G37Sam · Nov 27, 2011

I owe you a beer! Let me know if you're ever in Dubai

vbaInet · Nov 27, 2011

G37Sam said:
I owe you a beer! Let me know if you're ever in Dubai

Maybe you could offer Max D a free ticket and free accommodation so he can come and get the beer.

Max D · Nov 27, 2011

G37Sam said:
I owe you a beer! Let me know if you're ever in Dubai

Glad it helped you! I'm too far from Dubai and i'm not drinking alco already

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