CreateObject() object List for vbs

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Luis Siquot picture Luis Siquot · Apr 14, 2011 · Viewed 16.7k times · Source

I like scripting, I don't like to reinvent the wheel, so I like CreateObject
Can you please point me to a extense and useful list of objects that can be used on VBScript with a brief description. Really I haven't found a site with more than 50.

Thanks in advance

Answer

Todd picture Todd · Apr 15, 2011

I don't know of any such list myself, but I know that your own computer is the first place to start looking. Depending on what software you've installed, you will already have hundreds if not thousands of COM objects available to play with.

One way to see what's available is by looking under Tools> References in the VBA editor within Word or other Office products. Then include a reference, and go to the Object Browser to see its methods and properties.

If you don't have Office installed, there are other ways to list the COM interfaces on your machine using VBScript. Take a look at Rob van der Woude's VBScript Scripting Techniques - Editors, IDEs & Object Browsers page where he describes some programs that provide an object browser.

He also gives a script that shows how to list ProgIds from your registry. I have over 3000 on my machine. Not all will have scriptable interfaces, but many will. .NET alone has hundreds of useful objects, and all are documented on MSDN. Once you have an interesting looking ProgId, do a Google search to find more about it.

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