How to list all ActiveX controls registered on system using C#?

[Melisa]

Hi,

I want to list down all ActiveX controls which are registered on my
system.
How can it possible through C# ?


Please help me and reply ASAP.


Thanks
Melisa

 

[Guest]

They're all listed in the registry - just parse the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT with a
CLSID subkey.

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

I think that to verify that they are actually ActiveX controls, you'd have
to instantiate each one and see if it implements IDispatch, too, wouldn't
you?

Paul T.

 

[Guest]

For true ActiveX instead of just COM, I guess you're right. Ah, the joys of
COM.

Why was it that we all thought it was a good idea a few years back?

-Chris


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[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

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Paul T.

For true ActiveX instead of just COM, I guess you're right. Ah, the joys
of COM.

Why was it that we all thought it was a good idea a few years back?

-Chris


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

I think that to verify that they are actually ActiveX controls, you'd have
to instantiate each one and see if it implements IDispatch, too, wouldn't
you?

Paul T.