GetClassicObject method

Applies to

Description

Using this method is the only way to access an OLE object from the COM API. Use this method when the corresponding OLE object provides methods that you need that are not implemented in the COM API.

[ReturnObject =] This Object.GetClassicObject

Part

Data type

Description

ThisObject

Object

An object expression that evaluates to an object in the above objects list.

An object is returned. This object is the corresponding OLE object to the Object currently used. Below are some examples of OLE objects that are returned by the GetClassicObject method.

COM object

Classic (OLE) object

ThisObject.GetClassicObject

ReturnObject

ManagerApp.GetClassicObject

Application

ScanApp.GetClassicObject

Application

InterpretApp.GetClassicObject

Application

VerifyApp.GetClassicObject

Application

TransferApp.GetClassicObject

Application

InvoiceField.GetClassicObject

Field

Invoice.GetClassicObject

Invoice

InvoiceDefinition.GetClassicObject

Definition

Job.GetClassicObject

Job

The corresponding classic object to ThisObject.

Note You can obtain an OLE object from a COM object, but you can not access the COM API from an OLE object.