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ICOMAdminCatalog::ImportComponent method (comadmin.h)

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Imports a component already registered as an in-process server into a COM+ application.

Syntax

HRESULT ImportComponent(
  [in] BSTR bstrApplIDOrName,
  [in] BSTR bstrCLSIDOrProgID
);

Parameters

[in] bstrApplIDOrName

The GUID or name of the application.

[in] bstrCLSIDOrProgID

The CLSID or ProgID for the component to import.

Return value

This method can return the standard return values E_INVALIDARG, E_OUTOFMEMORY, E_UNEXPECTED, E_FAIL, and S_OK.

Remarks

Generally, this method should not be used unless you want to restrict a component to local use only. Otherwise, use the InstallComponent method instead of ImportComponent. InstallComponent fully registers the component in the COM+ class registration database (RegDB), whereas ImportComponent does not, resulting in an application with limited functionality.

ImportComponent does not bring any interface, method, or type library information for the component into the COM+ class registration database. This behavior restricts how the component can be configured. When you attempt to export a COM+ application that has an imported component to an application proxy, the proxy contains no interface or type library information for the component and marshaling for that component fails.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header comadmin.h

See also

ICOMAdminCatalog