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CoRegisterClassObject

Registers an EXE class object with OLE so that other applications can connect to it. EXE object applications should call CoRegisterClassObject on startup. It can also be used to register internal objects for use by the same EXE or other code (such as DLLs) that the EXE uses.

STDAPI CoRegisterClassObject(

REFCLSID rclsid,	//Class identifier to be registered
IUnknown * pUnk,	//Pointer to the class object
DWORD dwClsContext,	//Context for running executable code
DWORD flags,	//How to connect to the class object
LPDWORD * lpdwRegister	//Pointer to the value returned
);

Parameters
rclsid

Specifies the CLSID registered.
pUnk

Points to the class object whose availability is being published.

dwClsContext

Specifies the context in which the executable code is to be run. For information on these context values, see the CLSCTX enumeration.
flags

Determines how connections are made to the class object. For information on these flags, see the REGCLS enumeration.
lpdwRegister

Points to the value returned by CoRegisterClassObject that identifies the class object; later used by the CoRevokeClassObject function to revoke the registration.

Return Values
S_OK

Indicates the class object was registered successfully.

CO_E_OBJISREG

Indicates already registered in the class object table.

E_OUTOFMEMORY

Out of memory.

E_INVALIDARG

Indicates one or more arguments are invalid.

E_UNEXPECTED

Indicates an unexpected error occurred.

Comments
Only EXE object applications call CoRegisterClassObject. Servers that can create and support more than one kind of object (such as multiple types of embeddable objects) must also register each of class of object it supports. Object handlers or DLL object applications do not call this function; instead, they must implement and export the DllGetClassObject function.

When a multiple-use EXE object application is started, it must create a class object with the IClassFactory interface on it and register it with a call to CoRegisterClassObject. Object applications that support several different object definitions must allocate a different class object for each.

Multiple registrations of the same class object are independent and do not produce an error. Each subsequent registration yields a unique key in lpdwRegister.

Multiple document interface (MDI) applications must register their class objects. Single document interface (SDI) applications must register their class objects only if they can be started by means of the /Embedding switch.

The server for a class object should call CoRevokeClassObject to revoke the class object when all of the following are true:

There are no existing instances of the object definition
There are no locks on the class object
The application providing services to the class object is not under user control (not visible to the user on the display).

After the class object is revoked, when its reference count reaches zero, the class object can be destroyed, allowing the application to exit.

For information on the flags parameter, refer to the REGCLS enumeration.

See Also
CoGetClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, DllGetClassObject, REGCLS, CLSCTX

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