RegisterTypeLib (Windows CE 5.0)
This function adds information about a type library to the system registry.
HRESULT RegisterTypeLib( ITypeLib FAR* ptlib, OLECHAR FAR* szFullPath, OLECHAR FAR* szHelpDir );
Parameters
- ptlib
[in] Pointer to the type library being registered. - szFullPath
[in] Null-terminated string that contains the fully qualified path specification for the type library being registered. - szHelpDir
[in] Null-terminated string that contains the directory in which the Help file for the library being registered can be found. Can be NULL.
Return Values
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_REGISTRYACCESS | The system registration database could not be opened. |
| TYPE_E_INVALIDSTATE | The type library could not be opened. |
Remarks
Passing invalid (and under some circumstances NULL) pointers to this function causes an unexpected termination of the application.
The function RegisterTypeLib can be used during application initialization to register the application's type library correctly.
Unlike the Windows desktop, on Windows CE, RegisterTypeLib will not add entries for each of the dispinterfaces and Automation-compatible interfaces.
Coclasses are not registered (that is, RegisterTypeLib does not write any values to the CLSID key of the coclass).
Requirements
OS Versions: Windows CE 2.0 and later.
Header: Oleauto.h.
Link Library: Oleaut32.lib.
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