IHTMLObjectElement::codeBase Property

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Sets or retrieves the URL of the component.

Syntax

HRESULT IHTMLObjectElement::get_codeBase(BSTR *p);
HRESULT IHTMLObjectElement::put_codeBase(BSTR v);

Parameters

  • p
    Pointer to a variable of type BSTR that receives the URL of the component, which can be appended with a version string of the form #Version=a,b,c,d, as described in the Remarks section. If the client computer has a later version installed, no download occurs.
  • v
    BSTR that specifies the URL of the component, which can be appended with a version string of the form #Version=a,b,c,d, as described in the Remarks section. If the client computer has a later version installed, no download occurs.

Possible Values

a High-order word of the major version of the component available at the specified URL.
b Low-order word of the major version of the component available at the specified URL.
c High-order word of the minor version of the component available at the specified URL.
d Low-order word of the minor version of the component available at the specified URL.

Return Value

Returns S_OK if successful, or an error value otherwise.

Remarks

Applets do not support version information supplied as part of the URL.

If a , b , c , and d are all set to -1 (#Version=-1,-1,-1,-1), the component is downloaded from the server if the release date is later than the installation date on the client computer. If the component is installed on the client computer and the release date is the same or earlier than the installation date, only an HTTP header transaction occurs.

The URL of the component cannot be a local path.

See Also

Managing Versions of a Component