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The COMObject type is used to represent an interface of a COM object. This type of variable is initialized by COMCreateInstance.
Then, the methods of this interface can be called by COMCallMethod.
Remark: For more details on the declaration of this type of variable and the use of WLanguage properties, see Declaring a variable
Example
// Initialize a Unicode string containing 260 characters
WallPaper is UNICODE string
WallPaper = AnsiToUnicode(RepeatString(" ", 260))
 
// Declare a COMObject variable
ActiveDesktop is COMObject
 
// Retrieve the interface for handling the desktop
ActiveDesktop = COMCreateInstance("75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9", ...
"F490EB00-1240-11D1-9888-006097DEACF9")
IF ErrorOccurred = False THEN
// Retrieve the image of the desktop wallpaper
COMCallMethod(ActiveDesktop, 4, &WallPaper, 260, 1)
Info("The image of the desktop is: " + UnicodeToAnsi(WallPaper))
END
Remarks

Properties associated with the COMObjet type

The following properties can be used to handle a COMObject variable:
NameType usedEffect
AddressSystem intAddress in memory of the interface pointer of the COM object.
Remark: This property is intended for an advanced use only. We do not advise you to handle it directly.

Functions that use COMObject variables

COMCallMethodRuns a method of an interface of a COM object instantiated by COMCreateInstance.
COMCreateInstanceInstantiates a COM object (Component Object Model).
COMQueryInterfaceCalls the QueryInterface method of the specified COM object to get a specific interface of this object so that it can be used with COMCallMethod.
Minimum version required
  • Version 15
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