CreateObject (Server)

The CreateObject function creates a server-side COM object and returns a reference.

For the type-secure use of CreateObject, it is essential to assign the return value of the function to a typed COM object reference.

Syntax
CreateObject(Class [, ServerName])
Return value
Type		Description
Variant		The reference to the created COM object.
Parameter
Use	Name		Type	Passing	Description
Required	Class		String	ByVal	The ProgID of the COM class of the object to create.
Optional	ServerName		String	ByVal	Name of the computer, where the object is to be created.

Note

For the use of the optional ServerName parameter, the DLL that provides a class must be registered in the component services of the computer.