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[amibroker] Re: Help with ActiveX component



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Tomasz,

why we must convert the var Ticker (it is already a string type), to 
another string via CStr ?



--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "au99991" <auttley@xxxx> wrote:
> Tomasz,
> 
> Your experience is as invaluable as ever!  Many thanks.
> 
> Andy.
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" 
<amibroker@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > You have to call CStr as follows:
> > 
> > Set oStk = oStocks.Item( CStr( Ticker ) )   
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "au99991" <auttley@xxxx>
> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 1:10 PM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Help with ActiveX component
> > 
> > 
> > > I'm trying to access the Amibroker object collection from a VB 
> > > activex function.  Please ignore what the function is doing - 
I'm 
> > > just trying to get the basic function-calling correct.
> > > 
> > > The function in VB reads:
> > > 
> > > Public Function StockFN() As Variant
> > >     
> > >     Dim Ticker As String, oAB As Object, oStocks As Object, 
oStk 
> As 
> > > Object
> > >     
> > >     Set oAB = CreateObject("Broker.Application")
> > > 
> > >     Ticker = oAB.ActiveDocument.Name
> > > 
> > >     Set oStocks = oAB.Stocks
> > >     
> > >     Set oStk = oStocks.Item(Ticker)                      '!!
Error 
> line
> > >     
> > >     StockFN = oStk.Fullname
> > > 
> > > End Function
> > > 
> > > I call it in a guru commentary with the following code:
> > > myAB = CreateObject("MyAB.Common");
> > > myAB.StockFN();
> > > 
> > > This gives an 'Object variable not set error' in VB.  However, 
I 
> know 
> > > that the Ticker variable is correctly loaded and if I replace 
> Ticker 
> > > for a hardcoded ticker value in the error line above, the 
> function 
> > > returns a value albeit obviously for the hardcoded ticker 
value.  
> > > Would much appreciate a pointer on what I'm doing wring as I'm 
> > > getting no where!
> > > 
> > > Many thanks
> > > 
> > > Andy.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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