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sham · Apr 15th, 2005, 9:25 PM

I want to get reference to the activex object.Which method should I use GetObject or CreateObject?

Rory · Apr 16th, 2005, 9:00 AM

GetObject is when you want to get a handle to a single instance but multi-use (possibly MSTS) object, such as ActiveDirectory. e.g. GetObject("WinNT://mydomain/auser,user") returns an IADsUser object referencing a user in a domain, as opposed to creating a "user object" which is impossible.
CreateObject actually creates a new local copy of a multi-instance object such as the Windows Scripting Objects, as opposed to referencing an already existent object.
You should always aim to use the right method: some objects work with both, though not always.

Apr 15th, 2005, 9:25 PM	#1
sham Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	I want to get reference to the activex object.Which method should I use GetObject or I want to get reference to the activex object.Which method should I use GetObject or CreateObject?

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Apr 16th, 2005, 9:00 AM	#2
Rory Expert Programmer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 542 Rep Power: 4	GetObject is when you want to get a handle to a single instance but multi-use (possibly MSTS) object, such as ActiveDirectory. e.g. GetObject("WinNT://mydomain/auser,user") returns an IADsUser object referencing a user in a domain, as opposed to creating a "user object" which is impossible. CreateObject actually creates a new local copy of a multi-instance object such as the Windows Scripting Objects, as opposed to referencing an already existent object. You should always aim to use the right method: some objects work with both, though not always.

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