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    How to convert a GUID to a REFCLSID (=const CLSID &)?

    Hi,

    Does anyone know how to convert a GUID to a REFCLSID (=const CLSID &)?


    ///When I retrieve the GUID from an OCX like below
    ITypeLib *pptlib;
    TLIBATTR *ppTLibAttrr;
    GUID guid;

    LoadTypeLib("..."/*PATH TO OCX-FIlE*/,&pptlib);
    pptlib->GetLibAttr(&ppTLibAttrr);
    guid = ppTLibAttrr->guid;

    //And I want to use this GUID to Create an ActiveX Control on an Window
    //The function fails!
    CWnd cWnd
    cWnd.CreateControl(guid, "", WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD, crTabRect, &m_cTab, 100); //FAIL

    //But when I write
    static CLSID const clsid = { 0xcf9904f7, 0x8623, 0x465b, { 0xa0, 0x5e, 0x9d, 0x5a, 0xa, 0x2c, 0x1a, 0xe7 } }; //ITS FROM THE SAME ACTIVEX!!!
    cWnd.CreateControl(clsid, "", WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD, crTabRect, &m_cTab, 100);//SUCCES
    //The Function succeeds!




    So does anyone know how to convert the "guid" to a another format so that the CWnd::CreateControl() function Succeds?

    Any Help is welcome

    Thx, you're the best

    Tom




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    Re: How to convert a GUID to a REFCLSID (=const CLSID &)?

    Since you know the complete path to the control, try using GetClassFile() to get the CLSID instead of using the ITypeLib interface.


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    Re: How to convert a GUID to a REFCLSID (=const CLSID &)?

    pptlib->GetLibAttr returns the GUID of Type Library for which the pptlib was received. This GUID is valid to identify the Type Library, but it can not be used to create any objects.
    Instead of ITypeLib::GetLibAttr you should use ItypeInfo::GetTypeAttr member to obtain the needed GUID. To enum the info types you chould use the ITypeLib::GetTypeInfoType.


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    Re: How to convert a GUID to a REFCLSID (=const CLSID &)?

    use

    HRESULT CLSIDFromString(
    _In_ LPCOLESTR lpsz,
    _Out_ LPCLSID pclsid
    );

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=vs.85).aspx

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    Re: How to convert a GUID to a REFCLSID (=const CLSID &)?

    Quote Originally Posted by zhi3385 View Post
    use

    HRESULT CLSIDFromString(
    _In_ LPCOLESTR lpsz,
    _Out_ LPCLSID pclsid
    );

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=vs.85).aspx
    Hmmm, very "wanted" reply after 11.5 years...
    Victor Nijegorodov

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