| Read-only | About Channels | 
| Description | Returns a handle to the Active Channel object. You can either (1) use the handle directly to access channel properties and methods, or (2) set a variable to the channel object. The variable retains a handle to the original channel if another channel becomes active. | 
| VB Syntax | (1) app.ActiveChannel.<setting> | 
| Variable | (Type) - Description | 
| chan | A Channel (object) | 
| app | An Application (object) | 
| <setting> | A channel property (or method) and arguments | 
| Return Type | Channel object | 
| Default | Not applicable | 
| Examples | 1) app.ActiveChannel.Averaging = 1 | 
| C++ Syntax | HRESULT get_ActiveChannel( IChannel* *pVal) | 
| Interface | IApplication |