CreateObject: COM object
The CreateObject function can create a Component Object Model (COM) object.
To create a COM object, you must provide this information:
- The object's program ID or filename
- The methods and properties available to the object through the IDispatch interface
- The arguments and return types of the object's methods
For most objects, you can get this information from the OLEView utility.
Note: On UNIX, this function does not support COM objects.
A COM object.
CreateObject(type,class,context,serverName)
ReleaseComObject, cfobject; "Integrating COM and CORBA Objects in CFML Applications" in the ColdFusion Developer's Guide
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Parameter |
Description |
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| type |
Type of object to create.
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| class |
Component ProgID for the object to invoke. |
| context |
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| serverName |
Server name, using UNC or DNS convention, in one of these forms:
If context = "remote", this parameter is required. |
The following example creates the Windows Collaborative Data Objects (CDO) for NTS NewMail object to send mail. You use this code in a cfscript tag.
Mailer = CreateObject("COM", "CDONTS.NewMail");