LoadTypeLibEx (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

This function loads a type library and optionally registers it in the system registry.

Syntax

HRESULT LoadTypeLibEx( 
  LPCOLESTR szFile, 
  REGKIND regkind 
  ITypeLib **pptlib 

); 

Parameters

• szFile
  The type library file.

• regkind
  Identifies the kind of registration to perform for the type library based on the following flags.

  • REGKIND_DEFAULT
    Calls LoadTypeLib and registration is based on the LoadTypeLib registration rules.
  • REGKING_REGISTER
    Calls LoadTypeLib followed by RegisterTypeLib, which registers the type library. To unregister the type library, use UnRegisterTypeLib.
  • REGKIND_NONE
    Calls LoadTypeLib without the registration process enabled.

• pptlib
  On return, a pointer to a pointer to the loaded type library.

Property Value/Return Value

Returns the HRESULT values shown in the following table.

Value	Description
S_OK	Success.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	Out of memory.
E_INVALIDARG	One or more arguments is invalid.
TYPE_E_IOERROR	The function could not write to the file.
TYPE_E_INVALIDSTATE	The type library could not be opened.
TYPE_E_CANTLOADLIBRARY	The type library or DLL could not be loaded.

Exceptions

Remarks

.NET Framework Equivalent

Requirements

Header	oleauto.h
Library	oleaut32.lib

See Also

Reference

Automation Functions
LoadTypeLib