ConvertTypes usage

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1. Identities

Library name: Script Utilities library
Library code: ScriptUtilities
Library CLSID: 41ABB943-5D82-11D3-9DD5-204C4F4F5020
ProgID: ScriptUtils.ConvertTypes
Library file name: ScptUtl.DLL

2. Scripting engines without types (VB Script, JavaScript, JScript, WSH, ASP)

You can create the object using CreateObject function:

Dim ConvertTypes
Set ConvertTypes = CreateObject("ScriptUtils.ConvertTypes")
ConvertTypes.SomeMethod SomeParameters
ConvertTypes.SomeProperty = SomeValue

You can also use CreateObject method method of Server object (ASP) to put the ConvertTypes object to page scope or CreateObject method of WScript object in WSH.

You can also put the object to Application or Session scope using <object ...> tag in global.asa

<object runat="server" scope="application" id="ConvertTypes"
 progid="ScriptUtils.ConvertTypes">
</object>

Please use ActivexObject object in JScript/JavaScript to create ConvertTypes object:

var ConvertTypes;
ConvertTypes = new ActiveXObject("ScriptUtils.ConvertTypes");
ConvertTypes.SomeMethod(SomeParameters)
ConvertTypes.SomeProperty = SomeValue
...

3. VBA (VBA 5, VBA 6, Visual Studio, Word, Excel, MS Access, ...)

VBA 5/6: You can reference the library using menu Project -> References -> select 'Script Utilities library' in the listbox (or Project -> References -> Browse -> select ScptUtl.DLL file).
MSAccess, Word, Excel: Tools -> Macro -> Visual Basic Editor, then Tools -> References
Then you can write:

Dim ConvertTypes As New ScriptUtilities.ConvertTypes
ConvertTypes.SomeMethod SomeParameters
ConvertTypes.SomeProperty = SomeValue
    ...

Dim ConvertTypes As ScriptUtilities.ConvertTypes
...
Set ConvertTypes = New ScriptUtilities.ConvertTypes
ConvertTypes.SomeMethod SomeParameters
ConvertTypes.SomeProperty = SomeValue
...

You can use CreateObject function also, of course:

Dim ConvertTypes As ScriptUtilities.ConvertTypes
...
Set ConvertTypes = CreateObject("ScriptUtils.ConvertTypes")
ConvertTypes.SomeMethod SomeParameters
ConvertTypes.SomeProperty = SomeValue
...

4. Visual Studio .NET (ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, J#)

You can reference the library using menu Project -> Add reference -> COM tab -> select 'Script Utilities library' in the listbox -> click Select. Then you can write (C#, J#):

 //create  a new ConvertTypes object
 ScriptUtilities.ConvertTypes ConvertTypes = new ScriptUtilities.ConvertTypesClass(); 
 ConvertTypes.set_String("Some text value"); 
 





 String SQL; 
 SQL = "Insert Into Table (BinaryColumn) values (0x" + ConvertTypes.get_HexString() + ")"; ...

or (VBA)

Dim ConvertTypes As New ScriptUtilities.ConvertTypes 
ConvertTypes.SomeMethod(SomeParameters)
ConvertTypes.SomeProperty = SomeValue

5. T-SQL, MS SQL stored procedures and functions

DECLARE @ConvertTypes INT, @OLEResult INT 
EXECUTE @OLEResult = sp_OACreate 'ScriptUtils.ConvertTypes', @ConvertTypes OUT
IF @OLEResult <> 0 PRINT 'Error create component ConvertTypes'

--Set a property of ConvertTypes.
EXECUTE @OLEResult = sp_OASetProperty @ConvertTypes, 'PropertyName', @SomeSQLValue
IF @OLEResult <> 0 PRINT 'PropertyName set problem'

--Get a value of a property of ConvertTypes.
EXECUTE @OLEResult = sp_OAGetProperty @ConvertTypes, 'PropertyName', @SomeSQLValue OUTPUT
IF @OLEResult <> 0 PRINT 'PropertyName get problem'

--Call some method of ConvertTypes.
EXEC @OLEResult = sp_OAMethod @ConvertTypes, 'MethodName', 
 @ReturnValue OUTPUT, @parameter1, @parameter2

5. Other programming environments

Please see documentation of your programing environment, work with COM objects (OLE objects, ActiveX objects). ConvertTypes is a standard COM object, it can work with other environments, such are Delphi or PowerBuilder.

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