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Exception of type 'System.Windows.Forms.AxHost+InvalidActiveXStateException' was thrown

I am getting an error in my simple project. This is my code: if (axZKFPEngX1.InitEngine() == 0) { label1.Text = "Connected"; } else { label1.Text = "Connection Failed"; } I already added reference composites AxInterop.ZKFPEngXControl and…
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Adding Adobe PDF Reader COM-Control to WinForm fails

i try to add a COM-Control. The steps i take: 1. right click in toolbox 2. choose COMComponents tab and there "Adobe PDF Reader" 3. click on "OK" button 4. Now trying to Drag&Drop the Adobe PDF Reader Control into an UserControl --> Fails with…
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C# Windows Media Player AxHost Error: Failed to create compopnent 'AxHost'

I am trying to add a Windows Media Player object to my Windows form but it pops out an error: Failed to create compopnent 'AxHost'. The error message follows: 'System.Reflection.ReflectionTypeLoadException: Unable to load one or more of the…
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ActiveX initialization: AxHost.State object

I'm trying to embed a Unity3D-ActiveX control into a WPF-Form by using a WinFormsHost-Control. Actually it works well when setting the path in the property window of VS, but when setting it in my code file it does not load anything. This is a known…
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AxHost.GetPictureFromIPicture() method missing, retrieving picture (attachment) from MS Access database

I'm trying to use AxHost.GetPictureFromIPicture() to get a GIF image (saved as an attachment type) from MS Access 2013 database file (*.accdb) - convert it to Image so I can display it in a PictureBox. But the method is not there! :( Am I missing…
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ActiveX controls only accept fonts that are defined in GraphicsUnit.Point. Parameter name: font

I have C#.Net 3.5 project in VS2010 where I would like to add ActiveX Control dynamically and I followed article http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/10822/Dynamically-adding-ActiveX-controls-in-managed-cod Type type =…
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Error using AxWebBrowser after disabling Refactor

i was using AxWebBrowser (Microsoft WebBrowser // ieframe.dll) but when i decided to disable Refactor addon for Visual Studio (2017), its not working anymore at all. And whenever i try to add an axWebBrowser to my form it throws this error: PS: I…
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Make an ActiveX control work without a form?

We are using Topaz Signature pads. They provide their APIs in the from of an ActiveX control which is to be put on a Winform control. Well, the way our project will work we do not want to have a form(at least not visible). We just want for the…
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missing Axhost after using axImp.exe

I hope someone could help me out. My original task: I want to write a c# program that silently connects local users of a remote machine (win server 2008). technical problem I have found a code_project article that does exactly what I need…
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How to pass keyboard accelerators from Axhost to containing .NET form

I have an Activex control hosted inside a .NET form using Axhost as a wrapper. I've defined a shortcut key in the ProcessCmdKey method of the form, but when thye focus is inside the Activex, the keyboard messages and events are captured and not…
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Get more debug info from AxHost?

I'm trying to deploy an application which uses an library that embeds an ActiveX control with AxHost in C#. When I run the installed app on our test rig I catch and present the following exception: Unexpected exception. This application has failed…
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Why is my property readonly in winforms editor?

My class A inherits a class B that inherits AxHost. My property is shown as readonly with no attributes set that would enforce this behaviour. public int MyProperty { get; set; }
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