Open an Application inside an Access Form

[Alex]

Is there any way to open an application within an Access form? I am working
with an emulation program and I want the program to open within a form so
that the user doesn’t have to switch between Access and the emulator. I am
currently using the Shell function to open the emulation program

Thanks

Alex

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

Is there any way to open an application within an Access form? I am
working
with an emulation program and I want the program to open within a form so
that the user doesn’t have to switch between Access and the emulator. I
am
currently using the Shell function to open the emulation program

Thanks

Alex

Well you can if the application is an OLE server. For example you can embed
an Excel spreadsheet or a Word document within an Access form, because Excel
and Word are OLE servers. As I'm not familiar with your application, I can't
say if it is an OLE server or not. You could try adding an unbound object
frame control to your Access form, and take a look at the list of available
object types that are displayed when you add it to the form.