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**OPEN( **//object//** )**

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| **OPEN** | Specifies opening a saved object for the OLE control from an OLE Compound Storage file. |
| //object// | A string constant containing the name of the OLE Compound Storage file and the object within it to open. |

The **OPEN** attribute (PROP:OPEN, write-only) specifies opening a saved //object// for the OLE control from an OLE Compound Storage file. When the object is opened, the saved version of the container properties are reloaded, so properties do not need to be specified on an object opened. The //object// parameter syntax must take the form: //Filename\!ObjectName//.

**Example:**

**WinOne WINDOW,AT(0,0,200,200)**

**        OLE,AT(10,10,160,100),USE(?OLEObject),OPEN('SavFile.OLE\!MyObject')**

**         MENUBAR**

**          MENU('&Clarion App')**

**           ITEM('&Deactivate Object'),USE(?DeactOLE)**

**          END**

**         END**

**        END**

**       END**