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How can I get a list of system COM references?

This is for a utility that I am writing to update all of our Excel reports.
I currently have a form with a couple list boxes and browse buttons. One
browse button allows the user to add the XLS files they want to update and
inserts the paths into the corresponding list box. The second browse button
allows the user to select the module (BAS, CLS, FRM) files they wish to
insert or update in those Excel files and put them into the other list box.

I would like to have a CheckedListBox that fills with all COM references
available on the current system. This would be filled upon Form_Load.
Basically it's just like the form that's in Excel which allows you to add
references except the list of items is displayed on my form. I don't know of
a Reference Collection that contains all the COM references. If I did I
could use that to fill the CheckedListBox. Does anyone know how I can
accomplish this task?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks for the help in advanced!

Bryan
Nov 15 '05 #1
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You have to create this collection yourself using Win32 COM API functions.

You might want to check first topics on com registry entries
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...m/reg_9ann.asp
and on LoadTypeLib/LoadTypeLibEx in Platform SDK

HTH
Alex

"Bryan" <bm****@elite-oregon.com> wrote in message
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This is for a utility that I am writing to update all of our Excel reports. I currently have a form with a couple list boxes and browse buttons. One
browse button allows the user to add the XLS files they want to update and
inserts the paths into the corresponding list box. The second browse button allows the user to select the module (BAS, CLS, FRM) files they wish to
insert or update in those Excel files and put them into the other list box.
I would like to have a CheckedListBox that fills with all COM references
available on the current system. This would be filled upon Form_Load.
Basically it's just like the form that's in Excel which allows you to add
references except the list of items is displayed on my form. I don't know of a Reference Collection that contains all the COM references. If I did I
could use that to fill the CheckedListBox. Does anyone know how I can
accomplish this task?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks for the help in advanced!

Bryan

Nov 15 '05 #2
I have searched and still haven't found a way to get a list of all
References available Could someone give me some sample code that I might
use? Thanks!

Bryan

"AlexS" <sa***********@ SPAMsympaticoPL EASE.ca> wrote in message
news:en******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl...
You have to create this collection yourself using Win32 COM API functions.

You might want to check first topics on com registry entries
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...m/reg_9ann.asp and on LoadTypeLib/LoadTypeLibEx in Platform SDK

HTH
Alex

"Bryan" <bm****@elite-oregon.com> wrote in message
news:up******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl...
This is for a utility that I am writing to update all of our Excel reports.
I currently have a form with a couple list boxes and browse buttons. One
browse button allows the user to add the XLS files they want to update and inserts the paths into the corresponding list box. The second browse

button
allows the user to select the module (BAS, CLS, FRM) files they wish to
insert or update in those Excel files and put them into the other list

box.

I would like to have a CheckedListBox that fills with all COM references
available on the current system. This would be filled upon Form_Load.
Basically it's just like the form that's in Excel which allows you to add references except the list of items is displayed on my form. I don't

know of
a Reference Collection that contains all the COM references. If I did I
could use that to fill the CheckedListBox. Does anyone know how I can
accomplish this task?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks for the help in advanced!

Bryan


Nov 15 '05 #3
You will need to loop through all relevant registry entries and try
LoadTypeLibEx on related files.
This is basic idea.

You can get sample code in SharpDevelop sources at www.icsharpcode.net.

HTH
Alex

"Bryan" <bm****@elite-oregon.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** *********@TK2MS FTNGP11.phx.gbl ...
I have searched and still haven't found a way to get a list of all
References available Could someone give me some sample code that I might
use? Thanks!

Bryan

"AlexS" <sa***********@ SPAMsympaticoPL EASE.ca> wrote in message
news:en******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl...
You have to create this collection yourself using Win32 COM API functions.

You might want to check first topics on com registry entries

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...m/reg_9ann.asp
and on LoadTypeLib/LoadTypeLibEx in Platform SDK

HTH
Alex

"Bryan" <bm****@elite-oregon.com> wrote in message
news:up******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl...
This is for a utility that I am writing to update all of our Excel

reports.
I currently have a form with a couple list boxes and browse buttons. One browse button allows the user to add the XLS files they want to update

and inserts the paths into the corresponding list box. The second browse

button
allows the user to select the module (BAS, CLS, FRM) files they wish to insert or update in those Excel files and put them into the other list

box.

I would like to have a CheckedListBox that fills with all COM references available on the current system. This would be filled upon Form_Load.
Basically it's just like the form that's in Excel which allows you to add references except the list of items is displayed on my form. I don't

know
of
a Reference Collection that contains all the COM references. If I did I could use that to fill the CheckedListBox. Does anyone know how I can
accomplish this task?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks for the help in advanced!

Bryan



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