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Invoking Scripts

 

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The latest version of this topic can be found at Invoking Scripts (ATL).

Using Replaceable Parameters (The Registrar's Preprocessor)](../Topic/Using%20Replaceable%20Parameters%20(The%20Registrar's%20Preprocessor).md) discusses replacement maps and mentions the Registrar method AddReplacement. The Registrar has eight other methods specific to scripting, and all are described in the following table.

Method Syntax/Description
ResourceRegister HRESULT ResourceRegister( LPCOLESTR  resFileName , UINT  nID , LPCOLESTR  szType );

Registers the script contained in a module's resource. resFileName indicates the UNC path to the module itself. nID and szType contain the resource's ID and type, respectively.
ResourceUnregister HRESULT ResourceUnregister( LPCOLESTR  resFileName , UINT  nID , LPCOLESTR  szType );

Unregisters the script contained in a module's resource. resFileName indicates the UNC path to the module itself. nID and szType contain the resource's ID and type, respectively.
ResourceRegisterSz HRESULT ResourceRegisterSz( LPCOLESTR  resFileName , LPCOLESTR  szID , LPCOLESTR  szType );

Registers the script contained in a module's resource. resFileName indicates the UNC path to the module itself. szID and szType contain the resource's string identifier and type, respectively.
ResourceUnregisterSz HRESULT ResourceUnregisterSz( LPCOLESTR  resFileName , LPCOLESTR  szID , LPCOLESTR  szType );

Unregisters the script contained in a module's resource. resFileName indicates the UNC path to the module itself. szID and szType contain the resource's string identifier and type, respectively.
FileRegister HRESULT FileRegister( LPCOLESTR  fileName  );

Registers the script in a file. fileName is a UNC path to a file that contains (or is) a resource script.
FileUnregister HRESULT FileUnregister( LPCOLESTR  fileName  );

Unregisters the script in a file. fileName is a UNC path to a file that contains (or is) a resource script.
StringRegister HRESULT StringRegister( LPCOLESTR  data  );

Registers the script in a string. data contains the script itself.
StringUnregister HRESULT StringUnregister( LPCOLESTR  data  );

Unregisters the script in a string. data contains the script itself.

ResourceRegisterSz and ResourceUnregisterSz, are similar to ResourceRegister and ResourceUnregister, but allow you to specify a string identifier.

The methods FileRegister and FileUnregister are useful if you do not want the script in a resource or if you want the script in its own file. The methods StringRegister and StringUnregister allow the .rgs file to be stored in a dynamically allocated string.

See Also

Creating Registrar Scripts