Name
CreateObject Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction
Named Arguments
No
Syntax
objectvariable
= CreateObject(progid [, servername]
)
-
objectvariable
Use: Required
Data Type: Object
A variable to hold the reference to the instantiated object
-
progid
Use: Required
Data Type: String
The programmatic identifier (or ProgID) of the class of the object to create
-
servername
Use: Optional
Data Type: String
The name of the server on which the object resides
Return Value
A reference to a COM or ActiveX object.
Description
Creates an instance of an OLE Automation (ActiveX) object.
Prior to calling the methods, functions, or properties of a COM or ActiveX object, you are required to create an instance of that object. Once an object is created, reference it in code using the object variable you defined.
Rules at a Glance
If your project does not include a reference to the object, you must declare the object variable type as Object; this allows the variable to reference any type of object.
If an instance of the ActiveX object is already running,
CreateObject
may start a new instance when it creates an object of the required type.CreateObject
can only be used to create instances of COM (or ActiveX) objects; it cannot be used to instantiate .NET components.
Example
The following routine defines a generic Object variable, as well as
an Excel application object. It then uses the
Timer
function to compare the performance of the code fragment that uses late binding to instantiate the Excel application ...
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