[Resolved] ITypeLib.GetDocumentation info/example

[rlwhealdon]

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Persistence pays off. Couldn't find much documentation (at least in my copy of the MSDN Library), but there is a DLL that provides everything you need to retrieve TypeLib Information (TLBINF32.DLL). Add a reference to it in your project and you can do the following.

Simplistic example:

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim oLibInfo As TypeLibInfo
Dim oMemInfo As MemberInfo

Set oLibInfo = TLI.TLIApplication.TypeLibInfoFromFile(<path and file name of DLL or TLB file>)
For Each oMemInfo In oLibInfo.TypeInfos.NamedItem("ElementEnum").Members
With oMemInfo
Debug.Print .Value & vbTab & .HelpString
End With
Next

End Sub

Yay!!!

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Greetings and Salutations,

[Sorry for the cross-post, was fishing in the API pond but wasn't getting any nibbles.]

Let me start out by admitting my lack of proficiency in C++.

It is because of this that I am posting this question.

Background: I have created a Type Library (using ODL) that among other things, contains an enumerator of values. Each element has an associated "helpstring" entry describing the element.

Question: Can you provide me with information and/or an example on how to use GetDocumentation() to retrieve the value of the "helpstring" for a given entry.

Example:
...
library EnumExample
{
typedef
[ helpstring("Example enumerator") ]
enum {
[ helpstring("This is the description of Element 1") ]
Element1 = 101,
[ helpstring("This is the description of Element 2") ]
Element2 = 102,
[ helpstring("This is the description of Element 3") ]
Element3 = 103
} ElementEnum;
}

Goal (simplistic example): sDesc = GetHelpString(EnumExample.ElementEnum.Element2)

Dilema: I have found some documentation for C++, but as I admitted up front, my proficiency is limited and am having a difficult time figuring out how to develop a solution using VB6.

My current work around is a String Table in a Resource file but I would like to eliminate the need to re-type the descriptions, as well as free up the use of the Resource ID's for other purposes.


Thank you for any assistance that you may provide.