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Skinning .NET forms in a ActiveX environment? : Problem is solved!The trick is...

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:57:31 +0000

Author: elzenga
Subject: 16997
Posted: 27 July 2011 at 10:57am

Problem is solved!

The trick is to pass a reference of Framework object as Object from the VB6 environment to the .Net DLL and create a local reference of it in the .NET environment (which can be strongly typecasted by creating an interop dll)

Now the ApplyWindow method can be called locally in the .NET environment and hasn't to be initiated by events passed form the .NET environment to the VB6 environment.

If the ApplyWindow method is called from each .NET (sub)form in its Showed Event, skinning works Ok, so the subform issue has been solved as well.

Skinning .NET forms in a ActiveX environment? : No, I didn't: I have not...

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:28:47 +0000

Author: elzenga
Subject: 16997
Posted: 22 July 2011 at 10:28am

No, I didn't: I have not the slightest idea where I can find them or where to download them......

Skinning .NET forms in a ActiveX environment? : Did you look at our .NET skin...

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:32:09 +0000

Author: SuperMario
Subject: 16997
Posted: 13 April 2011 at 10:32am

Did you look at our .NET skin samples? If not, try the latest version.

Skinning .NET forms in a ActiveX environment? : Thanks, but nope! It doesn't...

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:02:01 +0000

Author: elzenga
Subject: 16997
Posted: 14 March 2011 at 9:02am

Thanks, but nope!
It doesn't seems to work. Maybe you have done some other setting to make it happen?

Skinning .NET forms in a ActiveX environment? : button1.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.System;That...

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:49:01 +0000

Author: menegrete
Subject: 16997
Posted: 01 March 2011 at 1:49pm

button1.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.System;

That will do the trick

Skinning .NET forms in a ActiveX environment? : We are using own build VB.NET...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:42:45 +0000

Author: elzenga
Subject: 16997
Posted: 26 July 2010 at 9:42am

We are using own build VB.NET dll's (2008) in our older ActiveX applications (VB6) using a activex interface. The .NET dll's are running in-process in de older EXE which is based on ActiveX. The skinning in the apllication it self work fine, but the framework doesn't skin the form from the newer .NET components when they appear.
Though, it is possible to skin if the .NET form by catching the windows handle and using the command:

SkinFramework.ApplyWindow lngDotNetHandle

Now the window IS skinned, but only a few controls and the frame. Buttons for instance are not skinned. Also subforms are not skinned at all.

We have tried the following code:

SkinFramework.AddWindowClass "WindowsForms10.BUTTON.app.0.33c0d9d", "Button"

but that seems to do nothing.

Question: is there a method to skin also all VB.NET forms and components out of a ActiveX (VB6) application in case they are incorporated in the way as described above?