> Hello,

> I am trying to use an imported ActiveX using the method where I use a
> Variant and call methods like OlePropertySet and OleFunction, etc.

> I create a Variant using CreateOleObject and set some properties.  Then
> I need to pass the object to a property and a method of the ActiveX
> control I dropped on the form.

>    Variant param, ds;

>    param = CreateOleObject("MapX.ODBCQueryInfo.3");

>    param.OlePropertySet( "SqlQuery", "select * from USA" );
>    param.OlePropertySet( "DataSource", "MapStatsV3" );
>    param.OlePropertySet( "ConnectString", "ODBC" );

>   ds = Map1->Datasets->Add( miDataSetODBC, param );  // line 38

> The compile fails with the messages:

> [C++ Error] MainForm.cpp(38): E2015 Ambiguity between '_fastcall
> Variant::operator TVariant()' and TVariant::TVariantT(const Variant &)'

> [C++ Error] MainForm.cpp(38): E2342 Type mismatch in parameter
> 'SourceData' (wanted 'TVariant', got 'Variant')

> [C++ Error] MainForm.cpp(38): E2015 Ambiguity between '_fastcall
> System::Variant::operator =(const bool)' and '_fastcall
> System::Variant::operator =(IUnknown *)

> I don't really understand these errors (except the second one).  Is
> there a way to convert the Variant to a TVariant?

> I may have completely misunderstood how I'm supposed to work with this
> control.  If so, maybe someone can tell me.  I think I can get it to
> work in Delphi;  I just prefer C++.

> Thanks in advance

> Hardee Mahoney
> Washington, DC

> I am trying to use an imported ActiveX using the method where I use
a
> Variant and call methods like OlePropertySet and OleFunction, etc.

> I create a Variant using CreateOleObject and set some properties.
Then
> I need to pass the object to a property and a method of the ActiveX
> control I dropped on the form.

>    Variant param, ds;

>    param = CreateOleObject("MapX.ODBCQueryInfo.3");

>    param.OlePropertySet( "SqlQuery", "select * from USA" );
>    param.OlePropertySet( "DataSource", "MapStatsV3" );
>    param.OlePropertySet( "ConnectString", "ODBC" );

>   ds = Map1->Datasets->Add( miDataSetODBC, param );  // line 38

> The compile fails with the messages:

> [C++ Error] MainForm.cpp(38): E2015 Ambiguity between '_fastcall
> Variant::operator TVariant()' and TVariant::TVariantT(const Variant
&)'

> [C++ Error] MainForm.cpp(38): E2342 Type mismatch in parameter
> 'SourceData' (wanted 'TVariant', got 'Variant')

> [C++ Error] MainForm.cpp(38): E2015 Ambiguity between '_fastcall
> System::Variant::operator =(const bool)' and '_fastcall
> System::Variant::operator =(IUnknown *)

> I don't really understand these errors (except the second one).  Is
> there a way to convert the Variant to a TVariant?

> I may have completely misunderstood how I'm supposed to work with
this
> control.  If so, maybe someone can tell me.  I think I can get it to
> work in Delphi;  I just prefer C++.

> Thanks in advance

> Hardee Mahoney
> Washington, DC

> Wim.

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> > Hello,

> > I am trying to use an imported ActiveX using the method where I use
> a
> > Variant and call methods like OlePropertySet and OleFunction, etc.

> > I create a Variant using CreateOleObject and set some properties.
> Then
> > I need to pass the object to a property and a method of the ActiveX
> > control I dropped on the form.

> >    Variant param, ds;

> >    param = CreateOleObject("MapX.ODBCQueryInfo.3");

> >    param.OlePropertySet( "SqlQuery", "select * from USA" );
> >    param.OlePropertySet( "DataSource", "MapStatsV3" );
> >    param.OlePropertySet( "ConnectString", "ODBC" );

> >   ds = Map1->Datasets->Add( miDataSetODBC, param );  // line 38

> > The compile fails with the messages:

> > [C++ Error] MainForm.cpp(38): E2015 Ambiguity between '_fastcall
> > Variant::operator TVariant()' and TVariant::TVariantT(const Variant
> &)'

> > [C++ Error] MainForm.cpp(38): E2342 Type mismatch in parameter
> > 'SourceData' (wanted 'TVariant', got 'Variant')

> > [C++ Error] MainForm.cpp(38): E2015 Ambiguity between '_fastcall
> > System::Variant::operator =(const bool)' and '_fastcall
> > System::Variant::operator =(IUnknown *)

> > I don't really understand these errors (except the second one).  Is
> > there a way to convert the Variant to a TVariant?

> > I may have completely misunderstood how I'm supposed to work with
> this
> > control.  If so, maybe someone can tell me.  I think I can get it to
> > work in Delphi;  I just prefer C++.

> > Thanks in advance

> > Hardee Mahoney
> > Washington, DC