Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
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LoadControls( ) method

Loads the control from a specified control file into the specified control-frame.

Return type: None

Applies to: CONTROL-FRAME widget, COM object

Syntax

LoadControls ( control-filename , control-frame-name )

control-filename

The name and extension of a control (.wrx) file associated with the current external procedure that is created by the AppBuilder at design time.

control-frame-name

A character-string expression that specifies the section of the control file that contains the control. Typically, this section name is also the name of the control-frame defined by the AppBuilder at design time.

This method loads the specified control along with all of its design-time property values.

Notes

References to COM object properties and methods extend the syntax used for referencing widget attributes and methods. For more information, see the "Referencing COM object properties and methods" section.
In a future release, this method loads multiple controls into a control-frame.