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Function name : CLSIDFromString

Group: COM - Library: ole32

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Converts a string generated by the StringFromCLSID function back into the original CLSID.

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Code examples:

Custom GDI+ class
How to generate GUID values
Enumerating devices installed on the local machine

Declaration:

HRESULT CLSIDFromString(
  LPOLESTR lpsz,
  LPCLSID pclsid
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER CLSIDFromString IN ole32;
	STRING   lpsz,;
	STRING @ pclsid
  

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Parameters:

lpsz [in] Pointer to the string representation of the CLSID.

pclsid [out] Pointer to the CLSID on return.

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Return value:

Returns NOERROR (0) if the CLSID was obtained successfully.

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Comments:

LOCAL cBuffer, iidImageList

cBuffer = REPLICATE(CHR(0), 16)
iidImageList = "{46EB5926-582E-4017-9FDF-E8998DAA0950}"

= CLSIDFromString(STRCONV(iidImageList,5), @cBuffer)
? cBuffer

See also: StringFromGUID2

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