COleClientItem::CreateLinkFromFile

BOOLCreateLinkFromFile(LPCTSTRlpszFileName**,OLERENDERrender=OLERENDER_DRAW,CLIPFORMATcfFormat=0,LPFORMATETClpFormatEtc=NULL);**

Return Value

Nonzero if successful; otherwise 0.

Parameters

lpszFileName

Pointer to the name of the file from which the OLE item is to be created.

render

Flag specifying how the server will render the OLE item. For the possible values, see in the OLE documentation.

cfFormat

Specifies the Clipboard data format to be cached when creating the OLE item.

lpFormatEtc

Pointer to a structure used if render is OLERENDER_FORMAT or OLERENDER_DRAW. Provide a value for this parameter only if you want to specify additional format information beyond the Clipboard format specified by cfFormat. If you omit this parameter, default values are used for the other fields in the FORMATETC structure.

Remarks

Call this function to create a linked OLE item from a file. The framework calls this function if the user chooses OK from the Insert Object dialog box when the Create from File button is selected and the Link check box is checked. It is called from COleInsertDialog::CreateItem.

For more information, see , , and in the OLE documentation.

COleClientItem Overview |  Class Members |  Hierarchy Chart

See Also   COleInsertDialog::CreateItem