COM Objects Hierarchy

[Samoth]

Hi all,

I wish to know where can I find a "map", hierarchy of all methods&property for an application(like Microsoft Word, Excel) , to acces then ActiveX classes in LabVIEW. For example for Vector tool (CANape,CANalyzer,CANoe) if you type in Help -> COM Hierachy you find a map of all objects that you can access whithin ActiveX automation.

Thanks!

[Ben]

 

I don't think one of those exist.

Would be nice though.

I started to do one of those manually years ago (when reference were first introduced) but before I was done I noticed the pattern. 

Drop an

Application Control >>> Class Specifier Constant

on a diagram and pop-up and choose "select VI Server Class" to see all of the possilbe classes.

After selecting a class wire it to BOTH a property node and a Invoke node to find all of the properties and methods for each class.

Have fun!

Ben

Message Edited by Ben on 04-23-2009 06:05 AM

[Samoth]

Thanks a lot. This will help me.

Have a nice day!

[falkpl]

For Labview Classes I always did whad Ben suggested, by dropping the reference to the hierarchy down and then navagating through property nodes UNTIL I recently stumbled across the Class Browser.  Get to it through View->Class Browser menu or Ctrl-Shift-B.  I dont know when it showed up but I like it.  Essentially a tree structure browser of the entire Labview Reference Hiererchy as well as so much more (.net assemblies, ACtiveX .......).  Is really a nice tool, very underused.  I would guess that most people doent know about it.

[falkpl · Accepted solution]

The class browser allows not only navigation of all objects in labview including activeX components but it implements a direct property or invoke node generation.

[Samoth]

Thanks Paul!