[RESOLVED] Designers in VB

[BillGeek]

Does anyone know how I can build my own "designer" in VB6? For example:
Crystal Reports from Seagate has their own Report Designer that integrates with the VB IDE. I can build an external application to make my own Report Designer, but I do not wish to do this, as I would like the reports to be compiled into the EXE.

Any suggestions?

[Hack]

Could you not build your report designed, and then incorporate it into your projects as a class?

[BillGeek]

I suppose I can, but I also want to distribute the "report designer" for others to use.

[BillGeek]

Thanx for the help, Hack. I will use your advice for a class module. I will create an Add In that will store the design files in a RES file and add a class that reads the report from the RES.

Thanx.

[Hack]

Thanx for the help, Hack. I will use your advice for a class module. I will create an Add In that will store the design files in a RES file and add a class that reads the report from the RES.

Thanx.

You could also compile your class into a .DLL which you could distribute to others in your group.

[BillGeek]

I shall do just that. And thanx again.

Also, I know that the thread has been closed, but is it possible to create an Add In that can access the project's Resource file?