The following table lists the available extended properties.

Table 1. Extended properties
Property name Type Access
HonorProKeys logical read/write at design timeread/write at runtime
Name string read/write at design timeread/write at runtime
Parent COM-handle read at runtime
Tag string read/write at design timeread/write at runtime
Visible logical read/write at design timeread/write at runtime

The following table defines each property and how it can be used.

Table 2. Property definitions
Property Definition
HonorProKeys The default value of TRUE allows the ABL code to process the GO, ENDKEY, HELP, or TAB key stroke as each is defined. Setting the value to FALSE causes the control to process the key stroke without ABL code receiving notification that the key stroke occurred.
Name The Name property contains the name of the control. The name is important because it identifies the control. You can use the control's name to get a COM-HANDLE to the control (for example, chCSSpin=chCFSpin:CSSpin, where CSSpin is the control's name and chCFSpin is the control frame handle). The control name associates event handlers with a control.
Parent The Parent property is the com-handle (a pointer to the IDispatch interface) of the container in which the control resides. This property is set internally by ABL.
Tag The Tag property is a user property that allows the user to store an arbitrary string value and retrieve it later. ABL does not use this property internally, and it is intended to give the user a way of storing application specific information with the control. This property is initialized to an empty string.
Visible The Visible property determines and indicates whether an ActiveX control is currently displayed. The Visible property is distinct from, but influenced by, the Visible and Hidden attributes of the Control-Frame widget. The Visible property will appear in the Property Editor and can be set at design time. It defaults to TRUE. The value set in the Property Editor determines whether the OCX is initially displayed when the program is run, but can be overriden by the value of the Control-Frame widget's Hidden attribute.Some ActiveX controls are never displayed at runtime (for example, a timer control.) For these controls, the Visible property will not appear in the Property Editor and attempts to set the property at runtime will have no effect.