The CreateObject
function can create a Component Object Model (COM) object.
To create a COM object, you must provide this information:
For most objects, you can get this information from the OLEView utility.
Note: On UNIX, this function does not support COM objects.
A COM object.
CreateObject
(type, class, context, serverName)
ReleaseComObject, cfobject; Chapter 38, "Integrating COM and CORBA Objects in CFML Applications" in ColdFusion MX Developers Guide.
Parameter | Description |
type |
Type of object to create.
|
class |
Component ProgID for the object to invoke |
context |
|
serverName |
Server name, using UNC or DNS convention, in one of these forms:
If |
The following example creates the Windows Collaborative Data Objects (CDO) for NTS NewMail object to send mail. You would use this code within a cfscript
tag.
Mailer = CreateObject
("COM", "CDONTS.NewMail");