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 IFdtActiveX::OpenActiveXControlRequest() method information


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4.9.5.2 IFdtActiveX::OpenActiveXControlRequest()


This method can be called in the states:              

HRESULT OpenActiveXControlRequest (
[in] BSTR systemTag,
[in] FdtXmlDocument functionCall,
[out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL* result
);


Description:
Request of a DTM to start a DTM functionality defined by the function call id

Parameters:
systemTagIdentifier of the device instance
functionCallXML document containing the DTM specific function id for the requested user interface specified by the DTMFunctionCallSchema


Return Value:
resultTRUE The requested ActiveX control will be instantiated by the Frame Application FALSE The operation failed.


Behavior:
This method is used by a DTM if it wants to open an ActiveX user interface which must be instantiated and embedded by the Frame Application. The Frame Application will establish the link between the new user interface and the DTM via IDtmActiveXControl::Init().

Comments:
The DTM has also take into account the additional information (application id and operation phase) passed via the XML document. In general it is expected that the ActiveX behaves like a modeless dialog.




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