SAMPLE: Ole2View 1.33 Update Available in Software Library

1.50    | 2.00 3.50

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- 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.

Download OLE2V.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

• Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

        On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon
        Click Knowledge Base, and search for OLE2V.EXE
        Open the article, and click the button to download the file
  

• Internet (anonymous FTP)

        ftp ftp.microsoft.com
        Change to the Softlib\Mslfiles directory
        Get OLE2V.EXE (size: 885799 bytes) 
  

• The Microsoft Network

        On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location
        Type mssupport
        Double-click the MS Software Library icon
        Find the appropriate product area
        Download OLE2V.EXE (size: 885799 bytes) 
  

• Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

        Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
        Download OLE2V.EXE (size: 885799 bytes) 
  

MORE INFORMATION

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.

  is fixed.

  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.

- Better categorization/organization of various object types. Much easier

   to find the object you're looking for. (Still no find command though.)

   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.

   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".

- Multiple objects can be activated simultaneously (bold items are

   currently active).

   and a file moniker is created and bound to it.

Please report bugs to Microsoft and make suggestions by sending electronic mail to this alias:

   ole2view@microsoft.com