Re: ATL console applcation using ActiveX control

From:

=?Utf-8?B?SWxsdW1pbmF0b3I=?= <Illuminator@discussions.microsoft.com>

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microsoft.public.vc.atl

Date:

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:12:02 -0700

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These links are tutorials on how to create COM objects using ATL, not what I
am looking for.

Looking for something like this: (not working)

#include <windows.h>
#include <atlcomcli.h>

#import "myControl.ocx" no_namespace

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   CComPtr<_DMyControl> com_ptr;
   HRESULT hr;

   hr = CoInitialize(0);

   if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
   {
      hr = com_ptr.CoCreateInstance(L"MyControl.MyControlCtrl.1");

      if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
         printf("Get age: %dn", com_ptr->getAge());
      else
         printf("ActiveX Error.\n");
   }
   else
      printf("COM Error.\n");
}

So what is wrong in this code?

Thx.

"Brian Muth" wrote:

"Illuminator" <Illuminator@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8700F048-63B3-4AB7-92F1-005B450CF806@microsoft.com...

Hi!

I was wondering if anyone could help me by writing a very simple atl
console
application where I can invoke some methods from an activex control.

For instance my control has a method like this (simplified):

int getNumber() {return 12;}

I just want to be able to invoke this method from an ATL console
application.

I am very grateful for any help!

That's what tutorials are for.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/599w5e7x.aspx

http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/COM-Tech/atl/tutorials/article.php/c17

Brian

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