SAMPLE: Ole2View 1.33 Update Available in Software Library

ID: Q122244

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) version 3.5
• Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, version 1.5
• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 2.0

SUMMARY

An update to the OLE2View sample application is available in the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) as a self-extracting file named Ole2v.exe. This file contains both 16-bit and 32-bit versions of Ole2View version 1.33.

This new release of the sample application fixes several bugs (mostly of a cosmetic nature) found in the versions of Ole2View that shipped with Visual C++ versions 1.5 and 2.0 and with the Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows NT version 3.5.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Ole2v.exe (size: 885799 bytes) 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Files Included in OLE2V.EXE

OLE2VIEW.EXE - Ole2View 1.33 (Win16)

DEFO2V.DLL    - IDataObject and ITypeLib interface viewers (Win16)

OLE2V20.EXE   - Ole2view BETA 2.0 (Win32)

MFC40.DLL     - MFC 4.0 DLL
MSCRT40.DLL   - Run time for Ole2view 2.0

Version 1.33 Changes

• The 32-bit version is 100 percent compatible with Windows 95 in terms of using the right colors, and so on.
• A bug in the Japanese version of Windows (display of spurious characters) is fixed.
• DEFO2V32.DLL is changed to include only the ANSI versions of the interface viewers. Now DispplayIDataObjectA, DispplayIDispatchA, DispplayITypeInfoA, and DispplayITypeLibA are gone. DispplayIDataObject, DispplayIDispatch, DispplayITypeInfo, and DispplayITypeLib are now ANSI; they used to be Unicode. This change was made to simplify debugging DEFO2V and because the Unicode versions were never called.

Version 2.0 BETA Changes

• Requires MFC40 DLLs. The necessary ones are included if you do not have them.
• Requires either Windows NT version 3.51 or above, or Windows 95.
• Better categorization/organization of various object types. Much easier to find the object you're looking for. (Still no find command though.)
• Interface viewers are now COM objects. Viewers for IDataObject, IDispatch, ITypeLib, and ITypeInfo are provided. You can write your own.

  A default interface viewer for IUnknown is included, so that no matter what interface you click on, you'll at least get the default.

• The IDataObject viewer (call the the Uniform Data Transfer viewer) is still under construction. It's not nearly as functional as the original (yet).
• The ITypeLib viewer is very good. A typelib decompiler was written. The output window of the typelib viewer shows the .ODL source for the given typelib (or the part you have selected).
• The registry view (right side) now shows *all* the relevant registry information, including named values of keys like "ApartmentModel".
• Context menus (right mouse buttons work).
• Multiple objects can be activated simultaneously (bold items are currently active).
• Drag & Drop (WM_DROPFILES and OLE) works. Drop a file name on Ole2View and a file moniker is created and bound to it.
• Drag & Drop, and the drag & drop object is put in the list.

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REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q121736
   TITLE     : FILE: OLE Automation Methods/Properties Supported by OLE App

Keywords          : kbfile kbsample LeTwoMisc 
Version           : WINDOWs:1.5;WINNT:2.0,3.5;
Platform          : NT WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: July 14, 1998