Is this correct use of AddRef/Release/QueryInterface

[vbman213]

Private Sub UserControl_Initialize()
    Dim sUnk As vbActiveScript3.IUnknown, pUnk As vbActiveScript3.IUnknown
    Dim clsidVBS As vbActiveScript3.UUID
    Dim uuidActScr As vbActiveScript3.UUID, uuidActScrParse As vbActiveScript3.UUID

    CLSIDFromProgID "VBScript", clsidVBS                    'Get CLSID VBScript/JScript
    
    CLSIDFromString IID_IActiveScript, uuidActScr           'Get CLSID IActiveScript
    CLSIDFromString IID_IActiveScriptParse, uuidActScrParse 'Get CLSID IActiveScriptParse
    
    hRes = CoInitialize(Empty)                              'Initialize COM Interfaces (This is not required)

    hRes = CoCreateInstance(clsidVBS, Nothing, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, uuidActScr, sUnk)  'Inproc the interfaces

    sUnk.AddRef
    
    Set iScript = sUnk
    
    hRes = iScript.SetScriptSite(Me)
    
    hRes = sUnk.QueryInterface(uuidActScrParse, pUnk)
    
    pUnk.AddRef
    
    Set iParse = pUnk
    
    hRes = iParse.InitNew

    pUnk.Release
    sUnk.Release
    
    Set pUnk = Nothing
    Set sUnk = Nothing
End Sub

This works just fine, but I am wondering if this is "incorrect"...

I don't want any posts saying, "Why are you doing this in VB?!?!?"... Simply answer, because I can :P

[OldSchoolVBGuy]

I keep getting an error I can't figure out..

Dim hRes As Long
Dim oUnk As vbActiveScript3.IUnknown
Dim clsidVBS As vbActiveScript3.UUID
Dim uuidActScr As vbActiveScript3.UUID
    
'Create instance of the language engine
CLSIDFromProgID "VBScript", clsidVBS
CLSIDFromString IID_IActiveScript, uuidActScr
    
'Start inproc script engine, VBSCRIPT.DLL
hRes = CoCreateInstance(clsidVBS, Nothing, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, uuidActScr, oUnk)

I get a ByRef Argument type mismatch on this line with the 'clsidVBS' highlighted.
CLSIDFromProgID "VBScript", clsidVBS

I have the type library properly referenced as well..

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks in advance...

[LaVolpe]

What is the definition of CLSIDFromProgID that you are using?

[vbman213]

Wow, way to revive a thread!

Anyways: The TypeLibrary that I was using was HEAVILY modified to work with VB6. It was a pretty massive hack... I ended up having to use an TypeLibrary exporter and IDL to recompile a VB6 "friendly" version that would expose all the necessary COM fancy stuff that was needed.

Sorry, I do not have my code. But I will say that I was 100% successful in recreating the MsScript.OCX control as a UserControl. Therefore, my code was not dependent on an OCX!

[OldSchoolVBGuy]

haha Thanks LaVolpe and vbman213.
Yes vbman213 you are correct in that is does run without problems with the demo you provided. It also runs on new projects without problems as well. I didn't go into detail in my initial post because as you noted the thread is somewha dead and I didn't actually expect anyone to respond. I am quite happy that both of you did. Its like a who's who of Vb programming in here!

Anyways, to go into more detail, I only get this issue when I add the CActiveScript class to an existing project I am working on. So my thoughts were that somewhere in one of the classes or controls there is a different definition of the CLSIDFromProgID somewhere. However, it does not appear anywhere in the project! ???

There is no declare anywhere for it, in my project, or in vbman213 project. Yet, the project that was supplied by vbman213 still runs fine without issues at all. In fact its quite slick!

So does that mean it's somehow wrapped in the tlb? Please excuse my ignorance, but I have not much expeience with TLB's

I am going to try and declare it myself in my code and see what happens.

Edit:
I just tried and declaring the function made no difference. I still get a byref argument mismatch on the CLSID UDT..
I mean this makes no sense.. It gets its type from the TLB even, and I can see it working in other projects. HAHA It works everywhere except where I need it to work..

[OldSchoolVBGuy]

Also vbman213, I don't have a control, I have a class..