The 'Showproperties' method

Argument: None
Result: Boolean scalar

Valid for: OCX controls and OLEContainer (Implemented under Windows only)

The Showproperties method causes an OCX control or the application associated with a document in an OLEContainer to display a dialog which allows the user to set properties associated with it. For example, if the OCX control displays a chart, the properties dialog would typically allow the user to select the type of chart, the scale, colors etc. (These properties would probably also be exported by the control, and thus could be changed directly by your APLX program).

The result returned is 1 if the user pressed OK, and 0 if the user pressed Cancel. However, due to a limitation in the Windows automation interface, a 1 will sometimes be returned even if the user pressed Cancel.