ActiveX Controls > ActiveX Variables Methods

A Method is something that can't be classed as an input or output. For example, something that has no inputs or outputs, such as an 'About...' box.

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To assign an ActiveX Control's Methods to SpecView variables it is necessary to have first throughly read & understood the Control's documentation supplied by the author of the control.

It is possible to assign one of four kinds of value to a Method:

1. Constant values: To set a parameter to a constant value replace the word 'Ignore' with the value.

2. SpecView variables or Instrument parameters: Click the required parameter on the Methods tab then click the Variables List button:

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& select the instrument or SpecView User variable to link it to.

3. Colors: Choose 'Select Color' and select the required color. The color will be shown in notation, for example: 'Color_65280', not as the name of the color, for example: 'Green'.

4. Fonts: Choose 'Select Font' and select the required font. The font will be shown in notation, for example: ' Font_Arial,10,0,400,0', not as the name of the font, for example: 'Arial Regular 10'.

Enable/Disable: This will enable or disable the selected item, or if none are selected then it will enable/disable the entire control.

All controls can be enabled/disabled using the File->Preferences ActiveX tab.

Invoke & Show As Font:

Invoke & Show As Color:

Some ActiveX controls are written such that they have some Outputs & Methods that can be represented as Colors or Fonts. However, please refer to the Control's documentation for further information on this.

Invoke: The Invoke button can be used to run a Method to test it.