Function Reference

ObjCreate

Creates a reference to a COM object from the given classname.

ObjCreate ( "classname" [, "servername" [, "username" [, "password"]]] )

Parameters

classname The class of the object in the following format: "appname.objectype"
It can also be a string representation of the CLSID.

servername [optional] name of a remote computer from which the object must be obtained.

username [optional] name of a usercode on the remote computer.
You have to enter this in the format "computer\usercode" or "domain\usercode".

password [optional] password for the usercode on the remote computer.

Return Value

Success: an object.

Failure: sets the @error flag to non-zero.

Remarks

Use ObjCreate() if you want to have a new instance of the referring application.
If you want to connect to an existing process, use ObjGet() instead.

Keep in mind that not all computers have the same set of Objects. So always check for errors after calling ObjCreate(). To check errors use ObjEvent().

The following requirements apply if you want to access objects on remote computers:

The user running the script must have the appropriate permissions.

The Object on the remote computer must support DCOM (Distributed COM)

The remote computer must have 'Remote Registry Service' and 'File and Printer sharing' services running.

See the Obj/COM Reference for more information about Objects.

GUICtrlCreateObj, IsObj, ObjEvent, ObjGet, ObjName

Example

Example 1

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
; Counting the number of open shell windows
Local $oShell= ObjCreate ("shell.application"); Get the Windows Shell Object
Local $oShellWindows= $oShell.Windows(); Get the collection of open shell Windows
If IsObj ($oShellWindows)Then
Local $sString= ""; String for displaying purposes
For $oWndIn $oShellWindows; Count all existing shell windows
$sString&=$oWnd.LocationName&@CRLF
Next
MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"","Shell Windows:"&@CRLF &"You have the following shell windows:"&@CRLF &@CRLF &$sString)
EndIf

Example 2

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
; Open the MediaPlayer on a REMOTE computer
Local $oRemoteMedia= ObjCreate ("MediaPlayer.MediaPlayer.1","name-of-remote-computer")
If Not @error Then
MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"Remote ObjCreate Test","ObjCreate() of a remote Mediaplayer Object successful !")
$oRemoteMedia.Open(@WindowsDir &"\media\tada.wav"); Play sound if file is present
Else
MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"Remote ObjCreate Test","Failed to open remote Object. Error code: "&Hex (@error ,8))
EndIf