User Control as Property

I am Having a problem using a UserControl as a Property for another UserControl.

Scenario:

ActiveX Library containing UserControls: cDataTable and cDataDisplay

cDataTable has an array of 100 Variants called Value.
cDataDisplay Is a kind of Label that will monitor and display ONE Value element from an Instance of cDataTable.

cDataDisplay has Properties:

SourceTable as cDataTable with Get and Set Property Procedures
SourceIndex as Integer with Get and Let Property Procedures

So, cDataDisplay can access its SourceValue by :

Code:

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myValue = mySourceTable.Value(mySourceIndex)

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This all works fine if the end user sets the SourceTable property of the cDataDisplay in code in his form load event or somewhere similar.

However, I do not want the end user to have to do that, I want him to be able to select the Instance of cDataTable for the SourceTable property from a drop down list of cDataTables on his form in the Properties window.

I have done this successfully in C++ and VB.NET with no special coding beyond the correct Property procedures. Why wont the SourceTable Property display in the Properties window?

I have tried this every which way I can think of in VB6, but I suspect I am just being thick. :(

I would appreciate any helpful comments.

I haven't resolved this issue yet, but I did find an article by Alan Seedhouse at http://www.vbcity.com/page.asp?f=friends&p=bindctrl which goes a long way towards answering my question.

Alans solution works well but the exposed property requires the user to type the name of a control from the parent form.

If anyone reads the article and understands my problem as a result, maybe they can expand on it a little to explain how I can make the property box show a drop down list of the available qualifying controls on the Parent Form.

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Originally Posted by StoneTheCrows

I haven't resolved this issue yet, but I did find an article by Alan Seedhouse at http://www.vbcity.com/page.asp?f=friends&p=bindctrl which goes a long way towards answering my question.

Alans solution works well but the exposed property requires the user to type the name of a control from the parent form.

If anyone reads the article and understands my problem as a result, maybe they can expand on it a little to explain how I can make the property box show a drop down list of the available qualifying controls on the Parent Form.

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I can help you with this. Will get back to you later tonight.

Dave, you have obviously picked up the fact that I posted this in Classic VB as well. Sorry I didn't pick up your replies earlier. Look forward to seeing what you have to say.