LoadTypeLibEx function

Loads a type library and (optionally) registers it in the system registry.

Syntax


HRESULT LoadTypeLibEx(
   LPCOLESTR szFile,
   REGKIND   regkind,
   ITypeLib  **pptlib
);

szFile: The type library file.
regkind: Identifies the kind of registration to perform for the type library based on the following flags: DEFAULT, REGISTER and NONE. REGKIND_DEFAULT simply calls LoadTypeLib and registration occurs based on the LoadTypeLib registration rules. REGKIND_NONE calls LoadTypeLib without the registration process enabled. REGKIND_REGISTER calls LoadTypeLib followed by RegisterTypeLib, which registers the type library. To unregister the type library, use UnRegisterTypeLib.
pptlib: The type library.

This function can return one of these values.

Return code	Description
S_OK	Success.
E_INVALIDARG	One or more of the arguments is not valid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	Insufficient memory to complete the operation.
TYPE_E_IOERROR	The function could not write to the file.
TYPE_E_REGISTRYACCESS	The system registration database could not be opened.
TYPE_E_INVALIDSTATE	The type library could not be opened.
TYPE_E_CANTLOADLIBRARY	The type library or DLL could not be loaded.

Enables programmers to specify whether or not the type library should be loaded.