CLSIDFromProgID
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4/8/2010
This function looks up a class identifier in the registry, given a programmatic identifier.
Syntax
HRESULT CLSIDFromProgID(
LPCOLESTR lpszProgID,
LPCLSID pclsid
);
Parameters
- lpszProgID
[in] Long pointer to the ProgID whose class identifier is requested.
- pclsid
[out] Pointer to the retrieved class identifier on return.
Return Value
One of the values described in the following table is returned.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
S_OK |
The class identifier was retrieved successfully. |
CO_E_CLASSSTRING |
The registered class identifier for the ProgID is invalid. |
REGDB_E_WRITEREGDB |
An error occurred writing the class identifier to the registry. |
REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG |
The class identifier for the ProgID cannot be found in the registry. |
Remarks
Given a ProgID, CLSIDFromProgID looks up its associated class identifier in the registry.
To determine whether the platform supports this function, see Determining Supported COM APIs.
Requirements
| Header | objbase.h |
| Library | ole32.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 2.10 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |