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COM
Description
CreateObject
automation server object type that is currently registered on a computer can be
invoked. You can use a utility like Microsoft's
OLEView
Development web site
To create COM objects, you must provide the program ID or filename of the object,
the methods and properties available through the IDispatch interface, and the
arguments and return types of the object's methods. The
this information for most COM objects.
Category Other functions
CreateObject("COM", class, context, serverName)
Syntax
Parameters
Parameter
class
context
serverName
lets you create and use Component Object Model (COM) objects. An
, and information about COM and DCOM, can be found at Microsoft's OLE
http://www.microsoft.com/oledev/
Description
Required. Enter the component ProgID for the object to invoke
Optional. "InProc", "Local", or "Remote". Uses registry setting when
not specified
Required when CONTEXT = "Remote". Enter a valid server name
using UNC (Universal Naming Convention) or DNS (Domain Name
Server) conventions, in one of the following forms:
SERVER = "\\lanserver"
SERVER = "lanserver"
SERVER = "http://www.servername.com"
SERVER = "www.servername.com"
SERVER = "127.0.0.1"
Chapter 3 ColdFusion Functions
utility to browse COM objects.
OLEView
.
OLEView
utility can give you