COMGetFileObject

DFCOM Subroutine: Passes a file name and returns a pointer to the IDispatch interface of an Automation object that can manipulate the file.

Modules: USE DFCOM

Syntax

CALL COMGetFileObject (filename, idispatch, status)

filename
The path of the file of type CHARACTER*(*).

idispatch
An output argument that returns the object's IDispatch interface pointer. Must be of type INTEGER(4) on ia32 processors; INTEGER(8) on ia64 processors.

status
The status of the operation. It can be any status returned by the CreateBindCtx or MkParseDisplayName routines, or the IMoniker::BindToObject method. Must be of type INTEGER(4).

See Also:

CreateBindCtx, MkParseDisplayName, and IMonker::BindToObject in the Win32 SDK