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IOleFrame Interface

Provides access to the members that control the Graphic Element that holds an OLE object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

When To Use

IOleFrame is the default interface for the OleFrame object. The main purpose of the interface is to give the developer access to the OLE object stored within the frame. The developer can use this interface to display properties of the object, edit the object, or open it.

Members

	Name	Description
	CreateOleClientItem	Valid only in MFC environment. Initialize the internal COleClientItem. Pass in a pointer to the application's COleDocument.
	Edit	Edit the object in-place.
	EditProperties	Show the properties dialog for the object.
	Hide	Stop editing the object.
	OleClientItem	Valid only in MFC environment. Returns pointer to the COleClientItem representing the OLE object.
	Open	Edit the object in a separate application window.

Classes that implement IOleFrame

Classes	Description
OleFrame (esriArcMapUI)	The OLE frame.

Remarks

While the interface IOleFrame is an ArcEngine level component, it is only implemented by OleFrame which is located in a non Engine library. Engine/Server applications will not be able to display the contents of the frame.