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Frequently Asked Questions

Testing IDispatch Descendants

Question:

Is there a minimal test I can perform to test the validity of the GUID, and that the interface descends from IDispatch (and therefore supports automation methods)?

Answer:

Call CreateRemoteComObject and use the name of the computer

and the GUID you are trying to connect to.  If it returns

an error, this indicates a server problem, otherwise a

client problem.

const MyGUID = '{444...111}'; //Whatever the guid is... var Unk: IUnknown; Disp: IDispatch; begin { Make sure this line works correctly } Unk := CreateRemoteComObject('server1', StringToGUID(MyGUID)); { If it does, then cast it to a IDispatch } Disp := Unk as IDispatch; end;
If this works and problems remain, then you'll need to step through your client code and see where it is failing. If not, then run the server in the debugger and connect with the client, then you should be able to debug near to where it fails.



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