ComObjGet

Returns a reference to an object provided by a COM component.

OutputVar := ComObjGet(Name)

Function Example: wmi := ComObjGet("winmgmts:")

Parameters

OutputVar

The name of the variable in which to store the Com object.

Name

The display name of the object to be retrieved. See MkParseDisplayName (MSDN) for more information.

Related

ComObjCreate, ComObjActive, ComObjConnect, ComObjError, ComObjQuery, CoGetObject (MSDN)

Examples

; Example: Press Shift+Escape to show the command line which was used
;   to launch the active window's process.  Requires XP or later.
+Esc::
    pid := WinGetPID("A")
    ; Get WMI service object.
    wmi := ComObjGet("winmgmts:")
    ; Run query to retrieve matching process(es).
    queryEnum := wmi.ExecQuery(""
        . "Select * from Win32_Process where ProcessId=" . pid)
        ._NewEnum()
    ; Get first matching process.
    if queryEnum[process]
        MsgBox(process.CommandLine, "Command line", 0)
    else
        MsgBox Process not found!
    ; Free all global objects (not necessary when using local vars).
    wmi := queryEnum := process := ""
return
; Win32_Process: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394372.aspx