PRB: Passing Parameters By Reference to a VB COM Object

ID: Q197956

The information in this article applies to:

Active Server Pages
Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When passing a parameter to a COM Component's method in Active Server Pages (ASP), the following error occurs:

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a000d' Type mismatch

Or the value stored in the variable passed to the method is not changed.

CAUSE

VBScript will pass parameters to a method by value if the argument's data type is NOT declared as a variant and the parameter is passed by reference if the argument's data type is declared as variant by the method.

RESOLUTION

Parameters to be passed by reference to a method should always be declared as a variant data type by the method, while parameters to be passed by value can be declared as any type by the method.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a Visual Basic ActiveX DLL Project called "ByRefProj."

Add class module called "ByRefObj."

Implement the following method:


      Public Sub ByRefMethod( ByRef strVal as String )
        strVal = "This variable is passed by Reference"
      End Sub

Create an ASP Page that calls this Method:


      <%
        Dim objTest, strByRefVal
        Set objTest = Server.CreateObject("ByRefProj.ByRefObj")
        objTest.ByRefMethod strByRefVal
      %>

Run ASP. The following error occurs:

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a000d'
Type mismatch: 'ByRefMethod'

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kberrmsg kbASP kbCOMt KbVBA kbVBp600 kbVBScript kbGrpASP 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0; WINNT:
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 25, 1999