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peAutoCreate - DfComAutomationObject

Manipulates COM Object instantiation

Type: Property
Access: Read/Write
Data Type: Integer
Parameters: None

Syntax

Property Integer peAutoCreate
Access Type Syntax
Read Access: Get peAutoCreate to IntegerVariable
Write Access: Set peAutoCreate to IntegerVariable/Value

Description

COM Object instantiation can be manipulated via the peAutoCreate property.

Possible Values

Constant Meaning
acNoAutoCreate Do not automatically instantiate the COM object upon DataFlex object creation. You must manually instantiate the COM object using CreateComObject
acAutoCreate Automatically instantiate the COM object upon DataFlex object creation. You won't need to manually instantiate the COM object.
acDeferredAutoCreate Automatically instantiate the COM object when it is paged (during Activate), and to be automatically destroyed when it is unpaged (during Deactivate).

For Automation objects the default value for this property is acNoAutoCreate. This means that you must manually instantiate the COM object using CreateComObject. You would normally not change this default.

See Also

cComAutomationObject