Server.CreateObject reverse? 1

[ReneV]

Hi. I'm wondering how to determine the type of a object-variable at runtime. I would like to get the class name, if possible.

for instance:

dim oObj
set oObj = server.createObject ("ADODB.Recordset&quot

dim sName
sName = GetObjectType (oObj)

I'd like sName to read "ADODB.Recordset" after that call.
Obviously I've invented 'GetObjectType' here, so I'm wondering how to implement that function ;-)

Thanks for any info you might share with me.

 

[roy66]

Good question...
There is a function in VBScript called VarType which behaves similarly to Visual Basic, returing the CLSID of the passed parameter. This behaves as you requested:

dim sName
sName = VarType(oObj)

look up the VBScript documentation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

for more information.

 

[ReneV]

Unfortunately, this is simply not true, or at least not in IIS4...

It returns '9' for me, which only tells me that it's an object by looking at the VarType help.

 

[caf]

Hi

I'm not quite sure what you're doing but let me give this a shot.
The TypeName function returns the true name of the object.

eg

Dim x As object

Set x = CreateObject("ADODB.RecordSet&quot

Msgbox TypeName(x)

What I don't understand is why you want to do this?
You need the class name to issue a createobject even if it is in a variable

Set x = CreateObject(SomeVariable)

Whay don't you just query the variable instead of querying the object.
You should create & destroy objects in a controlled environment.

Have fun
caf

 

[palbano]

caf,

> What I don't understand is why you want to do this?

I agree, accept that I can also imagine building some 'type-less' functions or something where you would want this information. I hope it never happens to me! (-:

That said, not being a VB person I was unaware of that method so I find the information provided by you very helpful. Thanks

-pete