# Active X in Designer **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [November 28, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-x-in-designer/7640 "2013-11-28T18:43:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cacordova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@cacordova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cacordova)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-x-in-designer/7640/1 "2013-11-28T18:43:39Z")
When I drag an object from the Active X tab, I get this error [quote]java.lang.IllegalStateException: OleObject is not created. at com.jniwrapper.win32.automation.OleContainer.doVerb(SourceFile:903) at com.inductiveautomation.vision.activex.components.ActiveXComponent.showOleObject(ActiveXComponent.java:248) at com.inductiveautomation.vision.activex.components.ActiveXComponent.doShowOleObject(ActiveXComponent.java:236) at com.inductiveautomation.vision.activex.components.ActiveXComponent.access$000(ActiveXComponent.java:28) at com.inductiveautomation.vision.activex.components.ActiveXComponent$1.ancestorAdded(ActiveXComponent.java:81) at javax.swing.AncestorNotifier.fireAncestorAdded(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.AncestorNotifier.propertyChange(Unknown Source) at java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.fire(Unknown Source) at java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(Unknown Source) at java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.firePropertyChange(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.JComponent.addNotify(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.addImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.add(Unknown Source) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.components.BasicContainer.privateAdd(BasicContainer.java:210) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.components.BasicContainer.addComponent(BasicContainer.java:184) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.LayoutManipulator.add(LayoutManipulator.java:159) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.add(WindowWorkspace.java:946) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.add(WindowWorkspace.java:934) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace$Delegate.addObject(WindowWorkspace.java:3041) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.tools.InstantiationTool.onClick(InstantiationTool.java:97) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.designable.DesignPanel$ToolMouseListener.onClick(DesignPanel.java:992) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.util.gui.CommonMouseAdapter.mouseReleased(CommonMouseAdapter.java:69) at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source) at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source) at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source) at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source) Ignition v7.6.2 (b2368) Java: Oracle Corporation 1.7.0\_45 [/quote] And I also get the error ActiveX control is missing when I try to drag either the pdfviewer or activex (activex.png) Is there a fix for this? Thank You! ---
**Author:** ![jim\_lapratt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-x-in-designer/7640/2 "2013-12-02T13:43:14Z")
This thread may point you in the general direction… [http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=10202&hilit=browser+activex](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=10202&hilit=browser+activex) ---
**Author:** ![cacordova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@cacordova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cacordova)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-x-in-designer/7640/3 "2013-12-02T18:30:23Z")
Yeah I got it to -kind of- work. I followed the instructions on that link, but is there a fix for the > [@](#): > > OleObject is not created. Btw, I'm using Ignition 7.6.2 ---
**Author:** ![jim\_lapratt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-x-in-designer/7640/4 "2013-12-03T17:49:54Z")
Think your anser may be at the end of this thread: [http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=10202&p=36757&hilit=OleObject+is+not+created.#p36757](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=10202&p=36757&hilit=OleObject+is+not+created.#p36757) ---
**Author:** ![cacordova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@cacordova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cacordova)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-x-in-designer/7640/5 "2013-12-03T18:06:50Z")
Thanks