Is there a reference for the standard available ActiveXObject objects? so far I know of:
- Excel.Application
- Excel.Sheet
- Scripting.FileSystemObject
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There's no such thing as "standard" ActiveX/COM objects. The ProgIDs you listed belong to just a few of a great number of Windows and third-party software components that expose their functionality via COM.
If you just want to know what ProgIDs are registered on your computer, you can find a list under the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry key.
Helen
2010-07-13 17:59:40
thanks, and then is the only way to get available methods to walk through each one and find any visible methods?
Rixius
2010-07-13 18:04:44
@Rixius: Take a look at the "OLE/COM Object viewer" from the Platform SDK.
Georg Fritzsche
2010-07-13 18:21:54
There're many tools that allow you to browse COM classes and interfaces, e.g. Microsoft's [OleView](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5233b70d-d9b2-4cb5-aeb6-45664be858b6). See also this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/780880/is-there-a-tool-like-reflector-for-com-libraries. Or do you want to do this programmatically?
Helen
2010-07-13 18:22:05
Thanks Guys, this is what I was looking for!
Rixius
2010-07-13 18:28:38