CMonikerFile Class

Represents a stream of data ( IStream) named by an IMoniker.

Syntax

class CMonikerFile : public COleStreamFile

Members

Public Constructors

Public Methods

Protected Methods

Remarks

A moniker contains information much like a pathname to a file. If you have a pointer to a moniker object's IMoniker interface, you can get access to the identified file without having any other specific information about where the file is actually located.

Derived from COleStreamFile, CMonikerFile takes a moniker or a string representation it can make into a moniker and binds to the stream for which the moniker is a name. You can then read and write to that stream. The real purpose of CMonikerFile is to provide simple access to IStreams named by IMonikers so that you do not have to bind to a stream yourself, yet have CFile functionality to the stream.

CMonikerFile cannot be used to bind to anything other than a stream. If you want to bind to storage or an object, you must use the IMoniker interface directly.

For more information on streams and monikers, see COleStreamFile in the MFC Reference and IStream and IMoniker in the Windows SDK.

Inheritance Hierarchy

CObject

CFile

COleStreamFile

CMonikerFile

Requirements

Header: afxole.h

CMonikerFile::Close

Call this function to detach and release the stream and to release the moniker.

virtual void Close();

Remarks

Can be called on unopened or already closed streams.

CMonikerFile::CMonikerFile

Constructs a CMonikerFile object.

CMonikerFile();

CMonikerFile::CreateBindContext

Call this function to create a default initialized bind context.

IBindCtx* CreateBindContext(CFileException* pError);

Parameters

pError
A pointer to a file exception. In the event of an error, it will be set to the cause.

Return Value

A pointer to the bind context IBindCtx to bind with if successful; otherwise NULL. If the instance was opened with an IBindHost interface, the bind context is retrieved from the IBindHost. If there is no IBindHost interface or the interface fails to return a bind context, a bind context is created. For a description of the IBindHost interface, see the Windows SDK.

Remarks

A bind context is an object that stores information about a particular moniker binding operation. You can override this function to provide a custom bind context.

CMonikerFile::Detach

Call this function to close the stream.

BOOL Detach(CFileException* pError = NULL);

Parameters

pError
A pointer to a file exception. In the event of an error, it will be set to the cause.

Return Value

Nonzero if successful; otherwise 0.

CMonikerFile::GetMoniker

Call this function to retrieve a pointer to the current moniker.

IMoniker* GetMoniker() const;

Return Value

A pointer to the current moniker interface ( IMoniker).

Remarks

Since CMonikerFile is not an interface, the pointer returned does not increment the reference count (through AddRef), and the moniker is released when the CMonikerFile object is released. If you want to hold onto the moniker or release it yourself, you must AddRef it.

CMonikerFile::Open

Call this member function to open a file or moniker object.

virtual BOOL Open(
    LPCTSTR lpszURL,
    CFileException* pError = NULL);

virtual BOOL Open(
    IMoniker* pMoniker,
    CFileException* pError = NULL);

Parameters

lpszURL
A URL or filename of the file to be opened.

pError
A pointer to a file exception. In the event of an error, it will be set to the cause.

pMoniker
A pointer to the moniker interface IMoniker to be used to obtain a stream.

Return Value

Nonzero if successful; otherwise 0.

Remarks

The lpszURL parameter cannot be used on a Macintosh. Only the pMoniker form of Open can be used on a Macintosh.

You can use a URL or a filename for the lpszURL parameter. For example:

CMyMoniker* pMyMoniker = new CMyMoniker();
pMyMoniker->Open(_T("http://www.microsoft.com"));

- or -

CMyMoniker* pMyMoniker = new CMyMoniker();
pMyMoniker->Open(_T("file:c:\\mydata.dat"));

See also

COleStreamFile Class
Hierarchy Chart
CAsyncMonikerFile Class