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C++ header files are unfamiliar to me, but I'm trying to figure something out. My intention is to automatically extract from these files the necessary information to be able to then use them in the ObjCreateInterface() and/or ObjectFromTag() function. To get started I followed some guidance from this post by @LarsJ : https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/205154-using-objcreateinterface-and-objectfromtag-functions This script is a first draft to try to translate variable types from MSDN types to AutoIt types. A lot of this code could definitely be improved by replacing some parts with more effective regular expressions (if only I could....). For some of the conversions I used a function posted in this post by @wolf9228 from some time ago (https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/113824-windows-data-types/). With that function it is possible to translate the default types, but I see that there are types in the header that are not foreseen in that function. They look like types declared elsewhere in the header itself. also sometimes the type declaration contains 2 strings where the first of the 2 appears to be the type declaration, but sometimes it contains three, where the first of the three strings may be for example 'const' or something different and in that case the declaration of type is the second string. So it would be necessary to find a way to parse that group of strings which is variable. In this draft script I tried in the case of 3 strings not to consider the first one, but surely this method is not infallible and perhaps the possible cases could include even more than 3 strings in the declaration of a type? Is there anyone who can give some suggestions on how to proceed in those cases? To run this script, you also need to save a C++ header file in the same directory. I used the header file related to webview2 WebView2.h which can be found in this post by @LarsJ (https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/205154-using-objcreateinterface-and-objectfromtag-functions) in the file ObjectFromTag.7z inside the 'Includes' folder. The script returns a draft of the intended result where unrecognized types are marked with ?????. The output script is also copied to the clipboard so that it can be easily pasted into the SciTE editor for better analysis. immediately below the translated declarations, the declarations of the original types are also reported, as a reminder. welcome to anyone who is interested in developing this script or has useful suggestions for converting a c++ header to AutoIt. Thank you Header_Parser.au3

I'm trying to run a #.LNK file on my desktop as administrator. This is what I mixed together from several resources: #AutoIt3Wrapper_Version=p #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WinAPICom.au3> #include <WinAPIConv.au3> #include <WinAPIShellEx.au3> Global $oError = ObjEvent("AutoIt.Error", "_ErrFunc") Const $CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER = 1, $STGM_READ = 0, $SLR_NOUPDATE = 8, $SLR_NO_UI = 1, $SLGP_UNCPRIORITY = 2, $MAX_PATH = 260, $SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10 Const $sCLSID_ShellLink = "{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}", _ $sCLSID_IID_IShellLinkW = "{000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}", _ $sCLSID_IID_IPersistFile = "{0000010b-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" Const $dtagIUnknown = "QueryInterface hresult(ptr;ptr*);AddRef dword();Release dword();", _ $tag_IPersist = "GetClassID hresult(long);", _ $tag_IPersistFile = $tag_IPersist & _ ; Inherits from IPersist "IsDirty hresult();" & _ "Load hresult(wstr;dword);" & _ "Save hresult(wstr;bool);" & _ "SaveCompleted hresult(long);" & _ "GetCurFile hresult(long);" Const $tagIShellLinkW = _ "GetPath hresult(wstr;int;ptr*;dword);" & _ "GetIDList hresult(ptr*);" & _ "SetIDList hresult(ptr);" & _ "GetDescription hresult(wstr;int);" & _ "SetDescription hresult(wstr);" & _ "GetWorkingDirectory hresult(wstr;int);" & _ "SetWorkingDirectory hresult(wstr);" & _ "GetArguments hresult(wstr;int);" & _ "SetArguments hresult(wstr);" & _ "GetHotkey hresult(word*);" & _ "SetHotkey hresult(word);" & _ "GetShowCmd hresult(int*);" & _ "SetShowCmd hresult(int);" & _ "GetIconLocation hresult(wstr;int;ptr*);" & _ "SetIconLocation hresult(wstr;int);" & _ "SetRelativePath hresult(wstr);" & _ "Resolve hresult(hwnd;dword);" & _ "SetPath hresult(wstr);" Func RunAsAdmin($sFilename) Local $sTargetPath = "" If StringRight($sFilename, 4) = ".lnk" Then Local $tCLSID_IID_IPersistFile = _WinAPI_GUIDFromString($sCLSID_IID_IPersistFile) Local $oShellLink = ObjCreateInterface($sCLSID_ShellLink, $sCLSID_IID_IShellLinkW, $tagIShellLinkW) If Not IsObj($oShellLink) Then ConsoleWrite("Error creating ShellLink object" & @CRLF) Return SetError(1, 0, False) EndIf Local $pIPersistFile = 0 $oShellLink.QueryInterface($tCLSID_IID_IPersistFile, $pIPersistFile) If $pIPersistFile = 0 Then ConsoleWrite("Error creating $pIPersistFile pointer" & @CRLF) Return SetError(2, 0, False) EndIf Local $oIPersistFile = ObjCreateInterface($pIPersistFile, $sCLSID_IID_IPersistFile, $tag_IPersistFile) If Not IsObj($oIPersistFile) Then ConsoleWrite("Error creating IPersistFile object" & @CRLF) Return SetError(2, 0, False) EndIf $oIPersistFile.Load($sFilename, $STGM_READ) $oShellLink.Resolve(Null, BitOR($SLR_NO_UI, $SLR_NOUPDATE)) $oShellLink.GetPath($sTargetPath, $MAX_PATH, Null, $SLGP_UNCPRIORITY) ;~ $oIPersistFile.Release() ;~ $oShellLink.Release() If $sTargetPath = "" Then Return SetError(3, 0, False) EndIf Else $sTargetPath = $sFilename EndIf Local $tSHELLEXECUTEINFO = DllStructCreate($tagSHELLEXECUTEINFO), $tFileBuff = DllStructCreate("wchar file[256]"), $tProperty = DllStructCreate("wchar verb[256]") DllStructSetData($tFileBuff, 1, $sTargetPath) DllStructSetData($tProperty, 1, "runas") With $tSHELLEXECUTEINFO ;https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/ns-shellapi-shellexecuteinfoa .Size = DllStructGetSize($tSHELLEXECUTEINFO) .Mask = BitOR($SEE_MASK_FLAG_DDEWAIT, $SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST, $SEE_MASK_FLAG_LOG_USAGE) .File = $tFileBuff.file .Verb = $tProperty.verb .Show = $SW_SHOWDEFAULT EndWith If _WinAPI_ShellExecuteEx($tSHELLEXECUTEINFO) = 0 Or @error Then Return SetError(4, 0, False) Return True EndFunc Func _ErrFunc() ConsoleWrite("! COM Error ! Number: 0x" & Hex($oError.number, 8) & " ScriptLine: " & $oError.scriptline & " - " & $oError.windescription & @CRLF) EndFunc ;==>_ErrFunc ConsoleWrite(RunAsAdmin(@DesktopDir & "\CMD.lnk") & " / " & @error & @CRLF) Just create a shortcut on your desktop from C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe and rename it to CMD. My problem is that the script works sometimes and sometime not, getting the em: "C:\...\test18.au3" (63) : ==> Error in expression.: $oShellLink.GetPath($sTargetPath, $MAX_PATH, Null, $SLGP_UNCPRIORITY) ^ ERROR This stuff is new to me and any help is appreciated.

Working on a new version of iuiautomation and uia wrappers I needed a better way of getting my interface's Concept version 0.6 to generate based on idl file an au3 file with the definitions. As allways its more complicated then I thought ;-) due to small differences in the idl files on closing braces, separating inheritance colon inconsistencies in the idl tool that generates them so most likely its better to write a lexer/parser then the search/replace I do now Alternatives typelibinspector but could not generate them all at once aiowrappergenerator was generating for aio and not for objcreateinterface based on tli interfaces / xml but seemed incomplete Known issues Enums without given constant values to be filled in manually Enum adding fix first parameter to have a $ Empty interfaces fail on _ to be replaced with "" propput and propget deal with methods with same name Must be wrapped in main function $i counting to be done differently Working on the typedef's and replacements of identifiers in the string (some are replaced) enum automatically is a long typedefs are automatically assumed an int (which is not perfect but a start) struct like POINT pt is now generated as int Testing/debugging Choices done get_ and put_ prefixing only for put_ as that will have less impact on existing scripts that do not use get_ like ControlViewWalker, Current.. properties etc. So instead of Global Const $sIID_IUIAutomationCacheRequest = "{B32A92B5-BC25-4078-9C08-D7EE95C48E03}" Global $dtagIUIAutomationCacheRequest = _ "AddProperty hresult(int);" & _ "AddPattern hresult(int);" & _ "Clone hresult(ptr*);" & _ "get_TreeScope hresult(long*);" & _ "put_TreeScope hresult(long);" & _ "get_TreeFilter hresult(ptr*);" & _ "put_TreeFilter hresult(ptr);" & _ "get_AutomationElementMode hresult(long*);" & _ "put_AutomationElementMode hresult(long);" it will be like (see for example TreeScope and put_TreeScope) Global Const $sIID_IUIAutomationCacheRequest = "{b32a92b5-bc25-4078-9c08-d7ee95c48e03}" Global $dtagIUIAutomationCacheRequest= _ "AddProperty hresult(struct);" & _ "AddPattern hresult(int);" & _ "Clone hresult(ptr*);" & _ "TreeScope hresult(long*);" & _ "put_TreeScope hresult(long);" & _ "TreeFilter hresult(ptr*);" & _ "put_TreeFilter hresult(ptr);" & _ "AutomationElementMode hresult(long*);" & _ "put_AutomationElementMode hresult(long);" Prerequisites Win 10 SDK installed at location as given in constants to have IDL file Output File with same name as idl in scriptdir with extension au3 having the definitions for OBJCreateInterface Example output ;~ // ;~ // IUIAutomation ;~ // ;~[object, uuid(30cbe57d-d9d0-452a-ab13-7ac5ac4825ee), pointer_default(unique)] ;~interface IUIAutomation : IUnknown Global Const $sIID_IUIAutomation = "{30cbe57d-d9d0-452a-ab13-7ac5ac4825ee}" Global $dtag_IUIAutomation= _ "CompareElements hresult(IUIAutomationElement*el1,IUIAutomationElement*el2,int*);" & _ "CompareRuntimeIds hresult(SAFEARRAY(int)runtimeId1,SAFEARRAY(int)runtimeId2,intareSame);" & _ "GetRootElement hresult(IUIAutomationElement**);" & _ "ElementFromHandle hresult(UIA_inthwnd,IUIAutomationElement**);" & _ "ElementFromPoint hresult(intpt,IUIAutomationElement**);" & _ "GetFocusedElement hresult(IUIAutomationElement**);" & _ "GetRootElementBuildCache hresult(IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationElement**);" & _ "ElementFromHandleBuildCache hresult(UIA_inthwnd,IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationElement**);" & _ "ElementFromPointBuildCache hresult(intpt,IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationElement**);" & _ "GetFocusedElementBuildCache hresult(IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationElement**);" & _ "CreateTreeWalker hresult(IUIAutomationCondition*pCondition,IUIAutomationTreeWalker**);" & _ "ControlViewWalker hresult(IUIAutomationTreeWalker**);" & _ "ContentViewWalker hresult(IUIAutomationTreeWalker**);" & _ "RawViewWalker hresult(IUIAutomationTreeWalker**);" & _ "RawViewCondition hresult(IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "ControlViewCondition hresult(IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "ContentViewCondition hresult(IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreateCacheRequest hresult(IUIAutomationCacheRequest**);" & _ "CreateTrueCondition hresult(IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreateFalseCondition hresult(IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreatePropertyCondition hresult(intpropertyId,variantvalue,IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreatePropertyConditionEx hresult(intpropertyId,variantvalue,longflags,IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreateAndCondition hresult(IUIAutomationCondition*condition1,IUIAutomationCondition*condition2,IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreateAndConditionFromArray hresult(SAFEARRAY(IUIAutomationCondition)conditions,IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreateAndConditionFromNativeArray hresult(IUIAutomationCondition**conditions,intconditionCount,IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreateOrCondition hresult(IUIAutomationCondition*condition1,IUIAutomationCondition*condition2,IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreateOrConditionFromArray hresult(SAFEARRAY(IUIAutomationCondition)conditions,IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreateOrConditionFromNativeArray hresult(IUIAutomationCondition**conditions,intconditionCount,IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "CreateNotCondition hresult(IUIAutomationCondition*condition,IUIAutomationCondition**);" & _ "AddAutomationEventHandler hresult(inteventId,IUIAutomationElement*element,longscope,IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationEventHandler*);" & _ "RemoveAutomationEventHandler hresult(inteventId,IUIAutomationElement*element,IUIAutomationEventHandler*);" & _ "AddPropertyChangedEventHandlerNativeArray hresult(IUIAutomationElement*element,longscope,IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationPropertyChangedEventHandler*handler,int*propertyArray,int);" & _ "AddPropertyChangedEventHandler hresult(IUIAutomationElement*element,longscope,IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationPropertyChangedEventHandler*handler,SAFEARRAY(PROPERTYID));" & _ "RemovePropertyChangedEventHandler hresult(IUIAutomationElement*element,IUIAutomationPropertyChangedEventHandler*);" & _ "AddStructureChangedEventHandler hresult(IUIAutomationElement*element,longscope,IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationStructureChangedEventHandler*);" & _ "RemoveStructureChangedEventHandler hresult(IUIAutomationElement*element,IUIAutomationStructureChangedEventHandler*);" & _ "AddFocusChangedEventHandler hresult(IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationFocusChangedEventHandler*);" & _ "RemoveFocusChangedEventHandler hresult(IUIAutomationFocusChangedEventHandler*);" & _ "RemoveAllEventHandlers hresult);" & _ "IntNativeArrayToSafeArray hresult(int*array,intarrayCount,SAFEARRAY(int)*);" & _ "IntSafeArrayToNativeArray hresult(SAFEARRAY(int)intArray,int**array,int*);" & _ "RectTovariant hresult(intrc,variant*);" & _ "variantToRect hresult(variantvar,int*);" & _ "SafeArrayToRectNativeArray hresult(SAFEARRAY(double)rects,int**rectArray,int*);" & _ "CreateProxyFactoryEntry(IUIAutomationProxyFactory hresult*factory,IUIAutomationProxyFactoryEntry);" & _ "ProxyFactoryMapping(IUIAutomationProxyFactoryMapping hresult);" & _ "GetPropertyProgrammaticName(int hresultproperty,int*);" & _ "GetPatternProgrammaticName(int hresultpattern,int*);" & _ "PollForPotentialSupportedPatterns(IUIAutomationElement hresult*pElement,SAFEARRAY(int)*patternIds,SAFEARRAY(BSTR)patternNames);" & _ "PollForPotentialSupportedProperties(IUIAutomationElement hresult*pElement,SAFEARRAY(int)*propertyIds,SAFEARRAY(BSTR)propertyNames);" & _ "CheckNotSupported(variant hresultvalue,intisNotSupported);" & _ "ReservedNotSupportedValue(IUnknown hresult**notSupportedValue);" & _ "ReservedMixedAttributeValue(IUnknown hresult**mixedAttributeValue);" & _ "ElementFromIAccessible hresult(IAccessible*accessible,intchildId,IUIAutomationElement**);" & _ "ElementFromIAccessibleBuildCache hresult(IAccessible*accessible,intchildId,IUIAutomationCacheRequest*cacheRequest,IUIAutomationElement**);" ;~} Script #include <FileConstants.au3> #include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> #include <StringConstants.au3> #include <Array.au3> ;~ testit() ;~ Exit Local $IDLFolder="C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.17763.0\um\" Local $IDLFileName="UIAutomationClient.idl" Local $IDLFullFileName = $IDLFolder & $IDLFileName Local $IDLArray = FileReadToArray($IDLFullFileName) Local $iLineCount = @extended Local $IDLAU3FullFileName=@ScriptDir & "\" & $IDLFileName $IDLAU3FullFileName=stringreplace($IDLAU3FullFileName,".idl",".au3") If @error Then MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "There was an error reading the file. @error: " & @error) ; An error occurred reading the current script file. exit EndIf Local $hFileOpen = FileOpen($IDLAU3FullFileName, $FO_OVERWRITE ) If $hFileOpen = -1 Then MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "An error occurred whilst writing the new au3 file.") exit EndIf ;~TODO: Naming prefixing Global $interfaceName Global $GUID Global $i=0 while $i < $iLineCount - 1 ;~ consolewrite($i) $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] $blockType=0 if stringleft($tLine,2)="//" then $blockType=1 if stringleft($tLine,4)="cpp_" then $blockType=1 if stringleft($tLine,1)="#" then $blockType=1 if stringleft($tLine,6)="import" then $blockType=1 if stringleft($tLine,4)="midl" then $blockType=1 if $blockType=1 Then writeCommentedLine() continueloop; EndIf if stringleft($tLine,4)="enum" then $blockType=2 handleEnumBlock() EndIf if stringinstr($tLine, "module ") > 0 then $blockType=3 handleModuleBlock() EndIf if stringinstr($tLine, "[object") > 0 then $blockType=4 handleObjectBlock() EndIf if stringinstr($tLine, "interface ") > 0 then $blockType=5 handleInterfaceBlock() EndIf if $blockType=0 Then writeUnhandledLine() EndIf WEnd func writeUnhandledLine() filewriteline($hFileOpen,";~" & $tline) $i=$i+1 EndFunc func writeCommentedLine() $tLineOut=stringstripws($tLine, $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) if $tLineOut <> "" Then $tLineOut=";~" & $tLineOut filewriteline($hFileOpen, $tLineOut) $i=$i+1 EndFunc func handleEnumBlock() writeCommentedLine() ;~ Copy enum line $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] writeCommentedLine() ;~ Copy curly brace line $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] while stringstripws($tLine, $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) <> "};" $tPos=getPosFirstNonWhiteSpace($tLine) if ($tpos=0) or (stringmid($tLine,$tPos+1,2)="//") Then writeCommentedLine() Else $tLine=stringleft($tLine,$tPos) & "Global Const $" & stringmid($tline,$tPos+1) $tLine=stringreplace($tLine, ",","") $tLine=stringreplace($tLine, "| ","+ $") writeEnumLine() EndIf $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] WEnd EndFunc func writeEnumLine() filewriteline($hFileOpen, $tline) $i=$i+1 EndFunc func handleModuleBlock() writeCommentedLine() ;~ Copy module line $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] writeCommentedLine() ;~ Copy curly brace line $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] $tValue=stringstripws($tLine, $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) ;~ Some end with }; and some with } while stringleft($tValue,1) <> "}" $tPos=getPosFirstNonWhiteSpace($tLine) if ($tpos=0) or (stringmid($tLine,$tPos+1,2)="//") Then if ($tpos=0) then $i=$i+1 ;~ Do no output Else writeCommentedLine() EndIf Else $tLine=stringreplace($tline,"const long ", "Global Const $") $tLine=stringreplace($tLine, ";","") writeModuleLine() EndIf $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] $tValue=stringstripws($tLine, $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) WEnd writeCommentedLine() ;~ Copy curly closing brace line EndFunc func writeModuleLine() filewriteline($hFileOpen, $tline) $i=$i+1 EndFunc func handleObjectBlock() writeCommentedLine() $tPos=stringinstr($tLine,"(") $tPos2=stringinstr($tLine,")") $GUID=stringmid($tLine,$tpos+1, $tPos2-1 - $tpos) ;~ consolewrite($GUID & @CRLF) EndFunc func handleInterfaceBlock() if stringright($tLine,1)=";" Then writeCommentedLine() ;~ Copy Interface line its just a definition line Return EndIf writeCommentedLine() ;~ Copy interface line $interfaceName=getInterfaceName() writeInterFaceLine1() $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] ;~ writeCommentedLine() ;~ Copy curly brace line $i=$i+1 ;~ Do no output $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] $tValue=stringstripws($tLine, $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) ;~ Some end with }; and some with } while stringleft($tValue,1) <> "}" $tPos=getPosFirstNonWhiteSpace($tLine) if ($tpos=0) or (stringmid($tLine,$tPos+1,2)="//") Then if ($tpos=0) then $i=$i+1 ;~ Do no output Else $i=$i+1 ;~ Do no output, AU3 does not like it in multiline strings ;~ writeCommentedLine() EndIf Else while stringright($tLine,1) <> ";" $i=$i+1 $tLine=$tLine & stringstripws($IDLArray[$i], $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) wend writeInterfaceLine() EndIf $tLine=$IDLArray[$i] $tValue=stringstripws($tLine, $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) WEnd ;~ consolewrite($IDLArray[$i-1] & @CRLF) ;~ consolewrite($IDLArray[$i] & @CRLF) ;~ consolewrite($IDLArray[$i+1] & @CRLF) writeCommentedLine() ;~ Copy curly closing brace line EndFunc func writeInterFaceLine1() $tOutputLine="Global Const $sIID_" & getInterfaceName() & " = " $tOutputLine=$tOutputLine & """" $tOutputLine=$tOutputLine & "{" & $GUID & "}" $tOutputLine=$tOutputLine & """" filewriteline($hFileOpen, $tOutputLine) $toutputLine = "Global $dtag" & getInterfaceName() & "= _" & @CRLF filewriteline($hFileOpen, $tOutputLine) EndFunc func writeInterfaceLine() $tmpLine=stringstripws($tLine, $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) if stringleft($tmpLine,1)="}" Then filewriteline($hFileOpen, $tmpLine) $i=$i+1 return EndIf ;~ Handle get/put properties prefix local $strPrefix="" if stringinstr($tmpLine,"[propget]")>0 then ;~ no prefix for the get as its more logical/natural in AutoIt to do it without (as oppossed to C where get_ is more logical ;~ $strPrefix="get_" ;~ consolewrite($tmpLine & @CRLF) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "[propget] ", "", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) EndIf if stringinstr($tmpLine,"[propput]")>0 then ;~ prefix for the put as it can get in conflict with the get duplicate name $strPrefix="put_" ;~ consolewrite($tmpLine & @CRLF) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "[propput] ", "", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) EndIf ; $tmpLine ="HRESULT FindAll ([in] enum TreeScope scope,[in] IUIAutomationCondition * condition, [out, retval] IUIAutomationElementArray ** found );" ;~ $tmpLine="[propget] HRESULT PropertyId ([out, retval] PROPERTYID * propertyId );" ;~ $tmpLine="HRESULT GetCurrentPropertyValue ([in] PROPERTYID propertyId,[out, retval] VARIANT * retVal);" ;~ $tmpLine="HRESULT FindAllBuildCache ([in] enum TreeScope scope,[in] IUIAutomationCondition * condition,[in] IUIAutomationCacheRequest * cacheRequest,[out, retval] IUIAutomationElementArray ** found );" $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "HRESULT", "hresult", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "VARIANT", "variant", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "BSTR", "bstr", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "BOOL", "bool", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "void", "none", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) ;~ Some where we are sure it should not be an int $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "POINT", "struct", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "PROPERTYID", "struct", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "RECT", "struct", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "UIA_HWND", "hwnd", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) ;~ Some cleanup for parsing later $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "(", " (") $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, " (", " (") $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, " );", ");") ;~ remove the pointer references for in/out parameters if stringinstr($tmpLine,"[in")>0 then $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "[propget] ", "", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "**", "SINGLESTAR") $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "*", "") $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "SINGLESTAR", "*") EndIf ;~ For out parameter we keep the pointer * if stringinstr($tmpLine,"[out")>0 then $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "[propget] ", "", 0, $STR_CASESENSE) $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "**", "SINGLESTAR") ;~ $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "*", "") $tmpLine=stringreplace($tmpLine, "SINGLESTAR", "*") EndIf $tmpLine=StringRegExpReplace($tmpLine,"[A-Z]+ ","int ") ;~ TODO: assumption full uppercase is a TYPEDEF frequently int but definitily not sure $tmpLine=StringRegExpReplace($tmpLine,"enum [A-Za-z_]+ ","long ") ;~ An enum followed by an identifier is normally a long $tmpLine=StringRegExpReplace($tmpLine,"\[.*?] "," ") ;~ [in, out] stuff followed by space we normally ignore, space we keep for separator ;~ reshuffle and remove varnames $aArray=stringsplit($tmpLine," ") if ($aArray[0] < 2) then _arraydisplay($aArray) consolewrite(stringstripws($tLine, $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING)) consolewrite($tmpLine) EndIf $tOutputLine= $strPrefix & $aArray[2] & " " & $aArray[1] For $j = 3 To $aArray[0] $strAppend= $aArray[$j] if (stringright($aArray[$j],1))= "," then $strAppend= ";" if (stringright($aArray[$j],1))= ";" then if $aArray[$j]<>"();" then $strAppend= ");" EndIf $strAppend=getnewtype($strAppend) $tOutputLine= $tOutputLine & $strAppend Next ;~ $tOutputLine= $tOutputLine & $aarray[$aArray[0]] $tOutputline = @TAB & """" & $tOutputLine & """" $tValue=stringstripws($IDLArray[$i+1], $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) ;~ sometimes its not just 1 line ahead for closing but 2 lines ahead if $tValue="" then $tValue=stringstripws($IDLArray[$i+2], $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) endif if (stringleft($tValue,1) <> "}") then $tOutputLine= $tOutputLine & " & _ " filewriteline($hFileOpen, $tOutputLine) $i=$i+1 EndFunc func getPosFirstNonWhiteSpace($str) Local $aArray = StringToASCIIArray($str) for $i=0 to ubound($aArray)-1 if $aArray[$i]<>32 Then return $i Next return 0 EndFunc func getInterfaceName() $tmpLine=stringstripws($tLine, $STR_STRIPLEADING + $STR_STRIPTRAILING) $tArr=stringsplit($tmpLine," ") $tName=$tarr[2] if stringright($tname,1)=":" then $tName=stringleft($tname,stringlen($tname)-1) return $tname EndFunc func testIt() ;~ $tmpline="HRESULT SetFocus ( );" ; $tmpLine ="HRESULT FindAll ([in] enum TreeScope scope,[in] IUIAutomationCondition * condition, [out, retval] IUIAutomationElementArray ** found );" $tmpLine="[propget] HRESULT PropertyId ([out, retval] PROPERTYID * propertyId );" ;~ $tmpLine="HRESULT GetCurrentPropertyValue ([in] PROPERTYID propertyId,[out, retval] VARIANT * retVal);" ;~ $tmpLine="HRESULT FindAllBuildCache ([in] enum TreeScope scope,[in] IUIAutomationCondition * condition,[in] IUIAutomationCacheRequest * cacheRequest,[out, retval] IUIAutomationElementArray ** found );" $strPrefix="" if stringinstr($tmpLine,"[propget]")>0 then $strPrefix="get_" if stringinstr($tmpLine,"[propput]")>0 then $strPrefix="put_" consolewrite($strPrefix) ;~ consolewrite($tOutputline & @CRLF) ;~ consolewrite($tmpLine) ;~ _arraydisplay($aArray) EndFunc func getNewType($str) $retVal=stringregexp($str, "[A-Za-z0-9_]+", $STR_REGEXPMATCH) ;~ if stringleft($str,"3") = "ret" then consolewrite($retVal & $str & @CRLF) if $retval=0 then return $str $tStr=$str & "," $objTypes="none,byte,boolean,short,word,ushort,int,long,bool,dword," & _ "ulong,uint,hresult,int64,uint64,ptr,hwnd,handle,float," & _ "double,int_ptr,long_ptr,lresult,lparam,uint_ptr,ulong_ptr,"& _ "dword_ptr,wparam,str,wstr,bstr,variant,idispatch,object," & _ "clsid,struct,*,**" if stringinstr($objtypes,$tstr)>0 Then return $str return "ptr" EndFunc

A simple example of listing installed applications using ObjCreateInterface. Update. 10/09/2014 ;Danyfirex 06/09/2014 #include <Array.au3> Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1) Global Const $sTagAppInfoData = "UINT cbSize;UINT dwMask;ptr pszDisplayName;ptr pszVersion;ptr pszPublisher;ptr pszProductID;" & _ "ptr pszRegisteredOwner;ptr pszRegisteredCompany;ptr pszLanguage;ptr pszSupportUrl;ptr pszSupportTelephone;" & _ "ptr pszHelpLink;ptr pszInstallLocation;ptr pszInstallSource;ptr pszInstallDate;ptr pszContact;ptr pszComments;" & _ "ptr pszImage;ptr pszReadmeUrl;ptr pszUpdateInfoUrl" Global Const $sCLSID_EnumInstalledApps = "{0B124F8F-91F0-11D1-B8B5-006008059382}" Global Const $sIID_IEnumInstalledApps = "{1BC752E1-9046-11D1-B8B3-006008059382}" Global Const $sTagIEnumInstalledApps = "Next hresult(ptr*);Reset hresult();" Global Const $sIID_IShellApp = "{A3E14960-935F-11D1-B8B8-006008059382}" Global Const $sShellApp = "GetAppInfoData hresult(ptr);" Global Const $AIM_DISPLAYNAME = 0x00000001 Global Const $AIM_VERSION = 0x00000002 Global Const $AIM_PUBLISHER = 0x00000004 Global Const $AIM_PRODUCTID = 0x00000008 Global Const $AIM_REGISTEREDOWNER = 0x00000010 Global Const $AIM_REGISTEREDCOMPANY = 0x00000020 Global Const $AIM_LANGUAGE = 0x00000040 Global Const $AIM_SUPPORTURL = 0x00000080 Global Const $AIM_SUPPORTTELEPHONE = 0x00000100 Global Const $AIM_HELPLINK = 0x00000200 Global Const $AIM_INSTALLLOCATION = 0x00000400 Global Const $AIM_INSTALLSOURCE = 0x00000800 Global Const $AIM_INSTALLDATE = 0x00001000 Global Const $AIM_CONTACT = 0x00004000 Global Const $AIM_COMMENTS = 0x00008000 Global Const $AIM_IMAGE = 0x00020000 Global Const $AIM_READMEURL = 0x00040000 Global Const $AIM_UPDATEINFOURL = 0x00080000 Local $aArray = GetInstalledApps(BitOR($AIM_DISPLAYNAME, $AIM_INSTALLDATE)) _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "GetInstalledApps", Default, Default, Default, "NAME|INSTALLDATE") $aArray = GetInstalledApps(BitOR($AIM_DISPLAYNAME, $AIM_UPDATEINFOURL)) _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "GetInstalledApps", Default, Default, Default, "DISPLAYNAME|UPDATEINFOURL") $aArray = GetInstalledApps(BitOR($AIM_DISPLAYNAME, $AIM_INSTALLDATE, $AIM_INSTALLLOCATION)) _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "GetInstalledApps", Default, Default, Default, "DISPLAYNAME|INSTALLLOCATION|INSTALLDATE") Func GetInstalledApps($iMask = $AIM_DISPLAYNAME) Local $oEnumInstalledApps = ObjCreateInterface($sCLSID_EnumInstalledApps, $sIID_IEnumInstalledApps, $sTagIEnumInstalledApps) If @error Then Return 0 Local $pShellApp = 0 Local $oShellApp = 0 Local $AppInfoData = DllStructCreate($sTagAppInfoData) Local $pAppInfoData = DllStructGetPtr($AppInfoData) Local $i = 0 Local $aArray[0][0] Local $iF = 1 Local $tData = 0 Local $sData = "" Local $aMax = nCol($iMask) While $oEnumInstalledApps.Next($pShellApp) = 0 And $pShellApp <> 0 $oShellApp = ObjCreateInterface($pShellApp, $sIID_IShellApp, $sShellApp) If @error Then Return 0 DllStructSetData($AppInfoData, "cbSize", DllStructGetSize($AppInfoData)) DllStructSetData($AppInfoData, "dwMask", $iMask) $oShellApp.GetAppInfoData($pAppInfoData) ReDim $aArray[$iF][UBound($aMax)] For $i = 0 To UBound($aMax) - 1 $tData = DllStructCreate("wchar[260]", DllStructGetData($AppInfoData, $aMax[$i] + 2)) $sData = DllStructGetData($tData, 1) If $aMax[$i] = 13 Then $sData = StringMid($sData, 7, 2) & "/" & StringMid($sData, 5, 2) & "/" & StringMid($sData, 1, 4) $aArray[$iF - 1][$i] = ($sData = "0") ? "" : $sData DllStructSetData($tData, 1, "") Next $oShellApp = Null $iF += 1 WEnd $oEnumInstalledApps = Null Return $aArray EndFunc ;==>GetInstalledApps Func nCol($iMask) Local $aFlag[18] = [$AIM_DISPLAYNAME, $AIM_VERSION, $AIM_PUBLISHER, $AIM_PRODUCTID, $AIM_REGISTEREDOWNER, $AIM_REGISTEREDCOMPANY, _ $AIM_LANGUAGE, $AIM_SUPPORTURL, $AIM_SUPPORTTELEPHONE, $AIM_HELPLINK, $AIM_INSTALLLOCATION, $AIM_INSTALLSOURCE, _ $AIM_INSTALLDATE, $AIM_CONTACT, $AIM_COMMENTS, $AIM_IMAGE, $AIM_READMEURL, $AIM_UPDATEINFOURL] Local $iCol = 0 Local $x = 0 Local $aCol[18] For $i = 0 To UBound($aFlag) - 1 If BitAND($iMask, $aFlag[$i]) Then $aCol[$x] = $i + 1 $x += 1 EndIf Next ReDim $aCol[$x] Return $aCol EndFunc ;==>nCol Saludos

I have tryed to compile this "com object" and then use with AutoIt3 but not work: "err.number 0x80020006. How to do? #include-once Local $oErrorHandler = ObjEvent("AutoIt.Error", "_ErrFunc") Local Const $sCLSID_TaskbarList = "{7233b105-bc01-41ff-b72e-582c5954b76d}" Local Const $sIID_ITaskbarList = "{702d63b3-d7d1-4f17-ab11-2f2ed770fdc8}" Local Const $sTagITaskbarList = 'SetString(wstr:cdecl);wstr:cdecl GetString();' Local $oIExample = ObjCreateInterface($sCLSID_TaskbarList, $sIID_ITaskbarList, $sTagITaskbarList) $a=$oIExample.SetString("Abc") msgbox(0,@error,$a) $a=$oIExample.GetString() ;.GetRootElement.CurrentClassName exit msgbox(0,0,$a) Func _ErrFunc($oError) ; Do anything here. ConsoleWrite(@ScriptName & " (" & $oError.scriptline & ") : ==> COM Error intercepted !" & @CRLF & _ @TAB & "err.number is: " & @TAB & @TAB & "0x" & Hex($oError.number) & @CRLF & _ @TAB & "err.windescription:" & @TAB & $oError.windescription & @CRLF & _ @TAB & "err.description is: " & @TAB & $oError.description & @CRLF & _ @TAB & "err.source is: " & @TAB & @TAB & $oError.source & @CRLF & _ @TAB & "err.helpfile is: " & @TAB & $oError.helpfile & @CRLF & _ @TAB & "err.helpcontext is: " & @TAB & $oError.helpcontext & @CRLF & _ @TAB & "err.lastdllerror is: " & @TAB & $oError.lastdllerror & @CRLF & _ @TAB & "err.scriptline is: " & @TAB & $oError.scriptline & @CRLF & _ @TAB & "err.retcode is: " & @TAB & "0x" & Hex($oError.retcode) & @CRLF & @CRLF) EndFunc ;==>_ErrFunc

well. Reading in msdn I found an interface to run a Gadget. So I wrote it. #include <Array.au3> #include <File.au3> Global Const $sCLSID_DesktopGadget = "{924CCC1B-6562-4C85-8657-D177925222B6}" Global Const $sIID_IDesktopGadget = "{C1646BC4-F298-4F91-A204-EB2DD1709D1A}" Global Const $sTagIDesktopGadget = "RunGadget hresult(wstr);" Global Enum $eNoShared = 1, $eShared, $eAll Local $aGadGets = _GetGadget($eAll) If IsArray($aGadGets) Then For $i = 1 To $aGadGets[0] If StringInStr($aGadGets[$i], "CPU") Then ;Run CPU GadGet RunGadget($aGadGets[$i]) EndIf Next EndIf Func RunGadget($sGadGetPath) Local $oDesktopGadget = ObjCreateInterface($sCLSID_DesktopGadget, $sIID_IDesktopGadget, $sTagIDesktopGadget) if not IsObj($oDesktopGadget) then Return False return SUCCEEDED($oDesktopGadget.RunGadget($sGadGetPath)) EndFunc ;==>RunGadget Func _GetGadget($GadgetType = $eNoShared) Local $aNoSharedGadGets = 0 Local $aSharedGadGets = 0 Local $aGadGets = 0 Local $Size = 0 Local Const $sSharedGadget = @ProgramFilesDir & "\Windows Sidebar\Shared Gadgets" Local Const $sNoShared = @ProgramFilesDir & "\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets" If $GadgetType < $eNoShared Or $GadgetType > $eAll Then Return 0 If BitAND($GadgetType, $eNoShared) Then $aNoSharedGadGets = _FileListToArray($sNoShared, Default, Default, True) If BitAND($GadgetType, $eShared) Then $aSharedGadGets = _FileListToArray($sSharedGadget, Default, Default, True) If IsArray($aSharedGadGets) And IsArray($aNoSharedGadGets) Then $Size = UBound($aNoSharedGadGets) - 1 + (UBound($aSharedGadGets) - 1) _ArrayConcatenate($aNoSharedGadGets, $aSharedGadGets, 1) $aGadGets = $aNoSharedGadGets $aGadGets[0] = $Size Else If IsArray($aSharedGadGets) Then $aGadGets = $aSharedGadGets If IsArray($aNoSharedGadGets) Then $aGadGets = $aNoSharedGadGets EndIf $aSharedGadGets = 0;Free $aNoSharedGadGets = 0 ;Free Return $aGadGets EndFunc ;==>_GetGadget Func SUCCEEDED($hr) Return ($hr >= 0) EndFunc ;==>SUCCEEDED Saludos

Well. I was needing to create a networks shortcut. so I did find anything into the forum. So I write this after reading about Nonfile Object. ;~ Danyfirex 26/07/2015 #include <WinAPIShellEx.au3> Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1) Global Const $SHCONTF_NONFOLDERS = 0x00040 Global Const $SHGDN_NORMAL = 0 Global Const $S_OK = 0 Global Const $sTagSTRRET = "UINT uType;ptr pOleStr;UINT uOffset;CHAR cStr[256]" Global Const $CLSID_ShellLink = "{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" Global Const $sIID_IShellLinkW = "{000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" Global Const $sTagIShellLink = "getpath hresult(long;long;long;long); " & _ "getidlist hresult(ptr); " & _ "setidlist hresult(ptr); " & _ "getdescription hresult(long;long); " & _ "setdescription hresult(wstr); " & _ "getworkingdirectory hresult(long;long); " & _ "setworkingdirectory hresult(long); " & _ "getarguments hresult(long;long); " & _ "setarguments hresult(ptr); " & _ "gethotkey hresult(long); " & _ "sethotkey hresult(word); " & _ "getshowcmd hresult(long); " & _ "setshowcmd hresult(int); " & _ "geticonlocation hresult(long;long;long); " & _ "seticonlocation hresult(wstr;int); " & _ "setrelativepath hresult(long;long); " & _ "resolve hresult(long;long); " & _ "setpath hresult(wstr)" Global Const $sIID_IPersistFile = "{0000010b-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" Global Const $sTagIPersistFile = "GetClassID hresult(long); IsDirty hresult(); Load hresult(long;long); Save hresult(wstr;bool); SaveCompleted hresult(long); GetCurFile hresult(long)" Global Const $sIID_IEnumIDList = "{000214F2-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" Global Const $sTagIEnumIDList = "Next hresult(ulong;ptr*;ulong*);" & _ "Reset hresult();" & _ "Skip hresult(ulong);" & _ "Clone hresult(ptr*);" Global Const $sIID_IShellFolder = "{000214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" Global Const $sTagIShellFolder = "ParseDisplayName hresult(hwnd;ptr;wstr;ulong*;ptr*;ulong*);" & _ "EnumObjects hresult(hwnd;dword;ptr*);" & _ "BindToObject hresult(ptr;ptr;clsid;ptr*);" & _ "BindToStorage hresult(ptr*;ptr;clsid;ptr*);" & _ "CompareIDs hresult(lparam;ptr*;ptr*);" & _ "CreateViewObject hresult(hwnd;clsid;ptr*);" & _ "GetAttributesOf hresult(uint:ptr*;ulong*);" & _ "GetUIObjectOf hresult(hwnd;uint;ptr*;clsid;uint*;ptr*);" & _ "GetDisplayNameOf hresult(ptr;dword;ptr);" & _ "SetNameOf hresult(hwnd;ptr*;wstr;dword;ptr*);" Local $MyNetWorkConnectionName="Conexión de red inalámbrica" CreateNetWorkConnectionShortCut($MyNetWorkConnectionName) ;~ Success: Return True ;~ Failure: Return False ;~ if $lnkPath = "" ShortCut will be Create on Desktop with the name of the Conections($sConnectionName) Func CreateNetWorkConnectionShortCut($sConnectionName, $lnkPath = "") Local $pConecctionsFolder = 0 Local $oConecctionsFolder = 0 Local $pEnumIDList = 0 Local $oEnumIDList = 0 Local $pPIDLItem = 0 Local $celtFetched = 0 Local $pPIDLConectionsFolder = 0 Local $bRet = False Local $tSTRRET = 0 Local $twstring = 0 Local $pShellFolder = SHGetDesktopFolder() Local $oShellFolder = ObjCreateInterface($pShellFolder, $sIID_IShellFolder, $sTagIShellFolder) If @error Then Return $bRet $pPIDLConectionsFolder = _WinAPI_ShellGetSpecialFolderLocation($CSIDL_CONNECTIONS) If SUCCEEDED($oShellFolder.BindToObject($pPIDLConectionsFolder, Null, $sIID_IShellFolder, $pConecctionsFolder)) Then $oConecctionsFolder = ObjCreateInterface($pConecctionsFolder, $sIID_IShellFolder, $sTagIShellFolder) If IsObj($oConecctionsFolder) Then If SUCCEEDED($oConecctionsFolder.EnumObjects(Null, $SHCONTF_NONFOLDERS, $pEnumIDList)) Then $oEnumIDList = ObjCreateInterface($pEnumIDList, $sIID_IEnumIDList, $sTagIEnumIDList) If IsObj($oEnumIDList) Then $tSTRRET = DllStructCreate($sTagSTRRET) While (SUCCEEDED($oEnumIDList.Next(1, $pPIDLItem, $celtFetched)) And $celtFetched > 0) If SUCCEEDED($oConecctionsFolder.GetDisplayNameOf($pPIDLItem, $SHGDN_NORMAL, DllStructGetPtr($tSTRRET))) Then $twstring = DllStructCreate("wchar Name[512]", $tSTRRET.pOleStr) If $twstring.Name = $sConnectionName Then If $lnkPath = "" Then $lnkPath = @DesktopDir & "\" & $twstring.Name & ".lnk" $bRet = CreateLnk($pPIDLConectionsFolder, $pPIDLItem, $lnkPath) ExitLoop EndIf $twstring = 0 EndIf WEnd EndIf EndIf EndIf EndIf If $pPIDLConectionsFolder Then _WinAPI_CoTaskMemFree($pPIDLConectionsFolder) Return $bRet EndFunc ;==>CreateNetWorkShortCut Func CreateLnk($PIDL1, $PIDL2, $lnkPath) Local $oShellLink = 0 Local $oIPersistFile = 0 Local $pIPersistFile = 0 Local $pAppendID = 0 Local $bRet = False $oShellLink = ObjCreateInterface($CLSID_ShellLink, $sIID_IShellLinkW, $sTagIShellLink) If @error Then Return $bRet $pAppendID = ILAppendID($PIDL1, $PIDL2) If IsObj($oShellLink) And $pAppendID Then If SUCCEEDED($oShellLink.SetIDList($pAppendID)) Then $oShellLink.QueryInterface($sIID_IPersistFile, $pIPersistFile) $oIPersistFile = ObjCreateInterface($pIPersistFile, $sIID_IPersistFile, $sTagIPersistFile) If IsObj($oIPersistFile) Then $bRet = SUCCEEDED($oIPersistFile.Save($lnkPath, True)) EndIf EndIf EndIf Return $bRet EndFunc ;==>CreateLnk Func ILAppendID($PIDLIST_RELATIVE, $LPSHITEMID, $fAppend = True) Local $aRet = DllCall("Shell32.dll", "ptr", "ILAppendID", "ptr", $PIDLIST_RELATIVE, "ptr", $LPSHITEMID, "bool", $fAppend) If @error Then Return SetError(@error, @extended, 0) If $aRet[0] = 0 Then Return SetError(10, $aRet[0], 0) Return $aRet[0] EndFunc ;==>ILAppendID Func SHGetDesktopFolder() Local $aRet = DllCall("Shell32.dll", "long", "SHGetDesktopFolder", "ptr*", Null) If @error Then Return SetError(@error, @extended, 0) If $aRet[0] Then Return SetError(10, $aRet[0], 0) Return $aRet[1] EndFunc ;==>SHGetDesktopFolder Func SUCCEEDED($hr) Return ($hr >= 0) EndFunc ;==>SUCCEEDED Saludos

I try to create interface_description for ObjCreateInterface function Here the part of interface: [id(0x00000002), propput, helpstring("Default")] HRESULT Default([in] BSTR TokenId); [id(0x00000002), propget, helpstring("Default")] HRESULT Default([out, retval] BSTR* TokenId); you can see that there are two the same method Default. first is [in], second is - [out]. how to write a description of this? Default hresult(bstr;);Default hresult(bstr*); - is it correct? or so? Default hresult(bstr;bstr*); please help.

(The title of this example was originally "The Shell/Custom Favorites/Programs Menus".) This is an implementation of the Shell Favorites and Programs menus with the IShellMenu interface. The purpose of this menu system is to create a popup menu from a directory structure consisting of subfolders and internet or program links. The menu will look like the Favorites menu in Internet or Windows Explorer (as it looked when XP SP2 was released in August 2004). The IShellMenu interface can generally be used to create a menu from a directory structure. The menu items will be supplied with the same icons as the link files and they will be supplied with tooltips too. When you click a menu item the command associated with the internet or program link will be executed. The Favorites and Programs menus will create popup menus from the directory structures given by $CSIDL_FAVORITES, $CSIDL_PROGRAMS, $CSIDL_STARTMENU, $CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS, $CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU. The Custom Favorites and Custom Programs menus can be used to create custom popup menus from custom directory structures. Note that the context (right click) menu is working in the Favorites menu. Update #4 2014-05-03: AutoIt 3.3.10 This example was created under 3.3.8 and based on APIConstants.au3 and WinAPIEx.au3 by Yashied. The original example runs under 3.3.10 without any changes at all. But a lot of unused constants and functions are included. In 3.3.10 the two UDFs are divided into several smaller UDFs. This makes it much easier to just include, what is needed. This update only includes the necessary UDFs. You find the new and old zip in bottom of the post. Update #3 2012-11-06: Programs menus Added the Programs menus from the directory structures given by $CSIDL_PROGRAMS, $CSIDL_STARTMENU, $CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS, $CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU. To create a menu like the "All Programs" menu copy the two "Start Menu" folders (your own + "All Users") to the "Custom Programs 1" folder and overwrite the existing "Start Menu" folder. Then select the menu item "Custom Programs | Custom Programs 1". Update #2 2012-11-03: Custom Favorites menus If you are creating an AutoIt program and want to add a custom Favorites menu with relevant internet links all you have to do is to create a directory structure, add the subfolders (optional) and links and call the ShowFavsProgsMenu() function with a path to the directory. And you will get a menu that looks like and works like the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer. You can see two custom Favorites menus in the examples. Added two small directory structures to the zip to be used for the custom Favorites menus. Fixed an error: OleInitialize() is used to initialize COM in stead of CoInitialize() (necessary to make the Copy command in the context menu work). Update #1 2012-11-01: Window procedure Because a popup menu like the Favorites menu is modal, it's necessary to use some kind of a window procedure to catch the menu messages. When it's a popup menu it should be enough to have the window procedure running while the popup menu is displayed. In the original scripts the window procedure was created with these commands: $hNewWinProc = DllCallbackRegister( "NewWindowProc", "int", "hwnd;uint;wparam;lparam" ) ; New window procedure $hOldWinProc = _WinAPI_SetWindowLong( $hGui, $GWL_WNDPROC, DllCallbackGetPtr( $hNewWinProc ) ) ; Old window procedureThe procedure was started in the main script in the example and was running as long as the script was running. In this update the menu messages is catched with a hook procedure: $hFavMenuMsg = DllCallbackRegister( "FavMenuMsg", "long", "int;wparam;lparam" ) $hFavMenuMsgHook = _WinAPI_SetWindowsHookEx( $WH_MSGFILTER, DllCallbackGetPtr( $hFavMenuMsg ), 0, _WinAPI_GetCurrentThreadId() ) ; $WH_MSGFILTER installs a hook procedure that monitors messages generated as a ; result of an input event in a dialog box, message box, menu, or scroll bar.The procedure is started in the bottom of the ShowFavoritesMenu() function immediately after the Favorites menu is displayed on the screen, and the procedure is stopped when the menu disappears from the screen. Either because the menu is cancelled or a selection is made. (If you comment out these commands in ShellFavoritesMenu.au3 the Favorites menu will still show up. But the submenus will not be expanded if you keep the mouse steady over a submenu or use the arrow keys.) This hook procedure is much better than the original window procedure. It's much easier to integrate the Favorites menu in other programs when it isn't depending on a "global" window procedure. A "global" window procedure can also have some influence on the GUI (at least on XP, I think it's better on 7). In the original example you saw it clearly when the GUI lost focus. When the GUI got focus back the upper line of the edit box could be behind the toolbar. This is not a problem with a hook procedure only running when the Favorites menu is displayed. Added an example with a menu. Zip updated. First post 2012-10-30 This is an implementation of the Favorites menu primary with the IShellMenu interface but several other interfaces are used as well. The main function: Func ShowFavoritesMenu( $hWnd, $hMenu, $xCoord, $yCoord ) ; --- Create a menu band object and the IShellMenu interface --- Local $oIShellMenu, $pIShellMenu ; Create a menu band object and get a pointer to the IShellMenu interface CoCreateInstance( $tCLSID_MenuBand, $NULL, $CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, $tRIID_IShellMenu, $pIShellMenu ) $oIShellMenu = ObjCreateInterface( $pIShellMenu, $sIID_IShellMenu, $dtag_IShellMenu ) If Not IsObj( $oIShellMenu ) Then Return SetError(1,0,0) ; --- Initialize the interface --- If $oIShellMenu.Initialize( $NULL, -1, $ANCESTORDEFAULT, BitOR( $SMINIT_TOPLEVEL, $SMINIT_VERTICAL ) ) <> $S_OK Then Return SetError(2,0,0) ; --- Specify the folder for the menu band to browse --- ; Get a pointer to the IShellFolder interface for the desktop Local $pIShellFolder = $NULL, $oIShellFolderDesktop, $pIShellFolderDesktop, $pidlRel SHGetDesktopFolder( $pIShellFolderDesktop ) SHGetSpecialFolderLocation( $NULL, $CSIDL_FAVORITES, $pidlRel ) $oIShellFolderDesktop = ObjCreateInterface( $pIShellFolderDesktop, $sIID_IShellFolder, $dtag_IShellFolder ) $oIShellFolderDesktop.BindToObject( $pidlRel, $NULL, $tRIID_IShellFolder, $pIShellFolder ) If $pIShellFolder = $NULL Then Return SetError(3,0,0) ; Get the registry key with the "Order" value of the Favorites folder Local $hRegOrder = _WinAPI_RegOpenKey( $HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites", $KEY_READ ) If $hRegOrder = 0 Then Return SetError(4,0,0) ; Specify the folder for the menu band to browse If $oIShellMenu.SetShellFolder( $pIShellFolder, $pidlRel, $hRegOrder, BitOR( $SMSET_BOTTOM, $SMSET_USEBKICONEXTRACTION ) ) <> $S_OK Then Return SetError(5,0,0) _WinAPI_CoTaskMemFree( $pidlRel ) _WinAPI_RegCloseKey( $hRegOrder ) ; --- Append a static menu to the menu band --- If $oIShellMenu.SetMenu( $hMenu, $hWnd, $SMSET_TOP ) <> $S_OK Then Return SetError(6,0,0) ; --- Get access to IMenuPopup, IDeskBar and IDeskBand interfaces --- Local $pIMenuPopup, $pIDeskBar, $pIDeskBand ; The IMenuPopup interface If $pIShellMenu Then If $oIShellMenu.QueryInterface( $tRIID_IMenuPopup, $pIMenuPopup ) <> $S_OK Then Return SetError(7,0,0) EndIf ; The IDeskBar interface If $pIMenuPopup Then Local $oIMenuPopup = ObjCreateInterface( $pIMenuPopup, $sIID_IMenuPopup, $dtag_IMenuPopup ) If $oIMenuPopup.QueryInterface( $tRIID_IDeskBar, $pIDeskBar ) <> $S_OK Then Return SetError(8,0,0) EndIf ; The IDeskBand interface If $pIDeskBar Then Local $oIDeskBar = ObjCreateInterface( $pIDeskBar, $sIID_IDeskBar, $dtag_IDeskBar ) If $oIDeskBar.QueryInterface( $tRIID_IDeskBand, $pIDeskBand ) <> $S_OK Then Return SetError(9,0,0) EndIf ; --- Create a menu desk bar object and the IMenuPopup interface --- Local $oIUnknown, $pIUnknown, $oIMenuPopup, $pIMenuPopup ; Create a menu desk bar object and get a pointer to the IUnknown interface CoCreateInstance( $tCLSID_MenuDeskBar, $NULL, $CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, $tRIID_IUnknown, $pIUnknown ) $oIUnknown = ObjCreateInterface( $pIUnknown, $sIID_IUnknown, $dtag_IUnknown ) ; Create the IMenuPopup interface $oIUnknown.QueryInterface( $tRIID_IMenuPopup, $pIMenuPopup ) $oIMenuPopup = ObjCreateInterface( $pIMenuPopup, $sIID_IMenuPopup, $dtag_IMenuPopup ) If Not IsObj( $oIMenuPopup ) Then Return SetError(10,0,0) ; --- Create a menu band site object and the IBandSite interface --- Local $oIBandSite, $pIBandSite ; Create a menu band site object and get a pointer to the IBandSite interface CoCreateInstance( $tCLSID_MenuBandSite, $NULL, $CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, $tRIID_IBandSite, $pIBandSite ) $oIBandSite = ObjCreateInterface( $pIBandSite, $sIID_IBandSite, $dtag_IBandSite ) If Not IsObj( $oIBandSite ) Then Return SetError(11,0,0) ; --- Set the band site object as client for the desk bar object --- If $oIMenuPopup.SetClient( $pIBandSite ) <> $S_OK Then Return SetError(12,0,0) ; --- Add the desk band object to the band site object --- If $oIBandSite.AddBand( $pIDeskBand ) <> $S_OK Then Return SetError(13,0,0) ; --- Show the Favorites menu --- Local $tPOINT = DllStructCreate( $tagPOINT ) DllStructSetData( $tPOINT, "X", $xCoord ) DllStructSetData( $tPOINT, "Y", $yCoord ) Local $tRECT = DllStructCreate( $tagRECT ) DllStructSetData( $tRECT, "Left", $xCoord ) DllStructSetData( $tRECT, "Top", $yCoord+1 ) DllStructSetData( $tRECT, "Right", $xCoord ) DllStructSetData( $tRECT, "Bottom", $yCoord+1 ) $oIMenuPopup.Popup( $tPOINT, $tRECT, $MPPF_ALIGN_RIGHT ) ; --- Create the IMenuBand interface --- Local $oIDeskBand $oIDeskBand = ObjCreateInterface( $pIDeskBand, $sIID_IDeskBand, $dtag_IDeskBand ) $oIDeskBand.QueryInterface( $tRIID_IMenuBand, $pIMenuBand ) $oIMenuBand = ObjCreateInterface( $pIMenuBand, $sIID_IMenuBand, $dtag_IMenuBand ) If Not IsObj( $oIMenuBand ) Then Return SetError(14,0,0) ; $oIMenuBand and $pIMenuBand are global variables ; $oIMenuBand is used to handle the messages from the Favorites menu in the function below ; $pIMenuBand is used to test if the Favorites menu is open ($pIMenuBand <> $NULL) Return 0 EndFunc Example The zip contains the example as you can see in the picture. There are two versions of the example: A version based on a toolbar (ExShellFavsProgsMenus.au3), and a version based on a menu bar (ExShellFavsProgsMenus2.au3). The purpose of the text box is just to have something to put in the window. The zip contains also the ShellFavsProgsMenus.au3 UDF. This zip contains the original scripts for 3.3.8. You need APIConstants.au3 and WinAPIEx.au3 by Yashied. The UDFs are not included in the zip. The zip can be opened with 7-Zip. ShellFavsProgsMenus.zip This zip contains the updated scripts for 3.3.10. Only a matter of UDFs. These scripts will not run under 3.3.8. TheFavoritesMenu.7z Testet on XP 32 bit and Win 7 32/64 bit.

Well I was learning about this great autoit function (ObjCreateInterface) and make this simple example using ISpVoice. ;Gracias ;http://cyberdays.ru/govoryashhaya-programma Local Const $CLSID_SpVoice= "{96749377-3391-11D2-9EE3-00C04F797396}" Local Const $IID_ISpVoice="{6C44DF74-72B9-4992-A1EC-EF996E0422D4}" Local Const $SPF_DEFAULT = 0 Local Const $sSpVoice = "SetNotifySink hresult(ptr)" & _ "SetNotifyWindowMessage hresult(hwnd;uint;long;long);" & _ "SetNotifyCallbackFunction hresult(ptr;long,long);" & _ "SetNotifyCallbackInterface hresult(ptr;long,long);" & _ "SetNotifyWin32Event hresult();" & _ "WaitForNotifyEvent hresult(dword);" & _ "GetNotifyEventHandle hresult();" & _ "SetInterest hresult(long;long);" & _ "GetEvents hresult(ulong;ptr;ptr)" & _ "GetInfo hresult(ptr);" & _ "SetOutput hresult(ptr;boolean);" & _ "GetOutputObjectToken hresult(ptr);" & _ "GetOutputStream result(ptr);" & _ "Pause hresult();" & _ "Resume hresult();" & _ "SetVoice hresult(ptr);" & _ "GetVoice hresult(ptr);" & _ "Speak hresult(wstr;dword;ulong);" & _ "SpeakStream hresult(ptr;dword;ulong);" & _ "GetStatus hresult(ptr;ptr);" & _ "Skip hresult(wstr;long;ulong);" & _ "SetPriority hresult(long);" & _ "GetPriority hresult(ptr);" & _ "SetAlertBoundary hresult(long);" & _ "GetAlertBoundary hresult(ptr);" & _ "SetRate hresult(long);" & _ "GetRate hresult(ptr);" & _ "SetVolume hresult(ushort);" & _ "GetVolume hresult(ptr);" & _ "WaitUntilDone hresult(ulong);" & _ "SetSyncSpeakTimeout hresult(ulong);" & _ "GetSyncSpeakTimeout hresult(ptr);" & _ "SpeakCompleteEvent hresult();" & _ "IsUISupported hresult(ptr;ptr;ptr;ptr);" & _ "DisplayUI hresult(hwnd;ptr;ptr;ptr;ulong);" Local $oSpVoice = ObjCreateInterface($CLSID_SpVoice, $IID_ISpVoice, $sSpVoice) $oSpVoice.SetRate(-3) $oSpVoice.speak("¿Hi Autoit Forum, Are you Okay?",$SPF_DEFAULT,0) Exit Saludos

Can someone help me with interface description with following COM object please? ; Class Identifiers Global Const $CLSID_PVSS00COMLib_ComManager = "{A2E83F96-CD50-4679-A541-4CF315A51471}" ; Interface Identifier Global Const $IID_PVSS00COMLib_IComManager = "{A4FC62C7-368A-44B1-9AEE-DDCE6DB6CE75}" Global Const $sTag_PVSS00COMLib_IComManager = "" ;?? #cs ' Interface Name : IComManager ' Description : IComManager Interface ' Class Name : ComManager ' ClassID : $CLSID_PVSS00COMLib_ComManager ' ProgID : $PROGID_PVSS00COMLib_ComManager ' Version ProgID : $PROGID_PVSS00COMLib_ComManager1 INTERFACE IComManager $IID_PVSS00COMLib_IComManager INHERIT IDISPATCH METHOD Init <1> (BYVAL sCmdLine AS STRING) METHOD getLicense <2> (BYREF IN strLicenseApi AS STRING, BYREF iMaxLicense AS LONG) PROPERTY GET isConnected <3> () AS LONG METHOD dpSet <4> (BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT, BYVAL vValue AS VARIANT) METHOD dpGet <5> (BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT, BYREF vValue AS VARIANT) METHOD dpConnect <6> (BYVAL vIdent AS VARIANT, BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT, OPT BYVAL boWantAnswer AS LONG) METHOD dpDisconnect <7> (BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT) METHOD dpGetPeriod <8> (BYVAL dtFrom AS DOUBLE, BYVAL dtTo AS DOUBLE, BYVAL lCount AS LONG, BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT, _ BYREF vValues AS VARIANT, BYREF vTimes AS VARIANT, BYREF vTypes AS VARIANT) METHOD dpGetAsynch <9> (BYVAL dtTime AS DOUBLE, BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT, BYREF vValues AS VARIANT) METHOD dpQuery <10> (BYVAL sQuery AS STRING, BYREF avResult AS VARIANT) METHOD dpTypes <11> (BYVAL sPattern AS STRING, BYREF asDpType AS DWORD) METHOD dpNames <12> (BYVAL sDpPattern AS STRING, BYVAL sDpType AS STRING, BYREF asDpName AS DWORD) METHOD dpElementType <13> (BYVAL sDp AS STRING) AS LONG METHOD dpGetDescription <14> (BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT, OPT BYVAL iMode AS LONG) AS VARIANT METHOD dpGetAlias <15> (BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT) AS VARIANT METHOD dpGetFormat <16> (BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT) AS VARIANT METHOD dpGetUnit <17> (BYVAL vDpName AS VARIANT) AS VARIANT END INTERFACE #ce Global $oPVSS = ObjCreateInterface($CLSID_PVSS00COMLib_ComManager, $IID_PVSS00COMLib_IComManager, $sTag_PVSS00COMLib_IComManager) I hope it is possible. Thanks in advance.