How to creating an instance of an ActiveX control without placing it on a form

Dear The Expert,
How to creating an instance of an ActiveX control without placing it on a form? (ie. to create textbox control in module1.bas) and
how to trigger the event?


please advise ..

Regards
Winanjaya

First of all do you really mean 'ActiveX' control? Or do you mean just creating a .NET control (which are not Active X controls). ActiveX controls are specific to VB6 and earlier versions.

ActiveX controls may give you issues related to not having a windows handle without a form but maybe not, I'm just guessing.

If you mean .NET controls then just declare and use it but what do you mean by events? What exactly are you trying to do?

I am just trying to create object (ie. textbox) programmatically and trigger the event (such as the keypress and change event handler) .. please advise ..


Thanks and Regards

Winanjaya

dunno if this helps

VB Code:

Dim b As New Button()
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        AddHandler b.Click, AddressOf b_click
    End Sub
 
    Sub b_click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        MessageBox.Show("hello world")
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown
        If e.Control And e.KeyCode = Keys.B Then
            b_click(Me, Nothing)
        End If
    End Sub

if not, sorry. :)