GetObject Function |
Named Arguments
Yes
Syntax
GetObject([pathname] [, class])
pathname
Use: Optional
Data Type: Variant (String)
The full path and name of the file containing the ActiveX object.
class
Use: Optional
Data Type: Variant (String)
The class of the object (see next list).
The class argument has these parts:
Appname
Use: Required
Data Type: Variant (String)
The name of the application.
Objecttype
Use: Required
Data Type: Variant (String)
The class of object to create, delimited from Appname by using a point (.). For example, Appname.Objecttype.
Return Value
Returns a reference to an ActiveX object.
Description
Accesses an ActiveX server held within a specified file.
Rules at a Glance
Although both pathname and class are optional, at least one parameter must be supplied.
In situations in which you can't create a project-level reference to an ActiveX object, you can use the GetObject function to assign an object reference from an external ActiveX object to an object variable.
GetObject is used when there is a current instance of the ActiveX object; to create the instance, use the CreateObject function.
If you specify pathname as a zero-length string, GetObject returns a new instance of the object—unless the object is registered as single instance, in which case the current instance is returned.
If you omit the pathname, the current instance of the object is returned.
An error is generated if pathname isn't specified, and no current instance of the object can be found. ...
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