Standard component category manager

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Hi I have stuck while retrieving all registered COM components (like references/components in VB IDE) in a single or easy way So I added comcat.h in my project and using stdComponentCategoriesMgr I'm getting registered CLSID but it is category wise and implemented all CATID one by one. EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_Insertable; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_Control; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_Programmable; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_IsShortcut; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_NeverShowExt; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_DocObject; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_Printable; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_RequiresDataPathHost; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_PersistsToMoniker; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_PersistsToStorage; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_PersistsToStreamInit; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_PersistsToStream; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_PersistsToMemory; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_PersistsToFile; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_PersistsToPropertyBag; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_InternetAware; EXTERN_C const CATID CATID_DesignTimeUIActivatableControl; Yet I'm not getting all registered COM components CLSID specially when I search for how many msxml versions has been installed in my system. How do I get all registered COM components CLSID or beside the way about I followed stdComponentCategoriesMgr. ' ' Language : Native VC++

Sam Hobbs · Answer

First are you familiar with the tools that VS installed? Try going to the Start Menu and looking at the tools installed by VS. For me in the Microsoft Windows SDK Tools submenu is the OLE-COM Object Viewer. Are you familiar with it? It is a good start.

NIBIR MISTRY · Answer

Hi Does any one have any idea how do I get the list of all registered COM components ? I'm using Visual C++ (Native).

NIBIR MISTRY · Answer

Hiii Suthish Nair  Thanks for your attention your suggestion is great but I dont want to go with any 3rd party api's or component  Want to achieve this only and only by native VC++ api's  I hope you get my point what I want and what the way about I'm following for getting the list. Thanks & Regards Nibir

NIBIR MISTRY · Answer

Hii I want to get a list (name and progID) of registered references (.dll/.exe/.ocx)  It will be done from registry and by native VC++ I'm retrieving them but all registered references are not come from registry. I want to retrieve ALL. Regards Nibir

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I am not sure what you need. Can you get the data from the registry?

Suthish Nair · Answer

oops.. its VC++. not sure link will help you

Suthish Nair · Answer

Fusion (Unmanaged API Reference)