The ActiveX Automation Members dialog shows the methods and properties of the objects available to your script. This dialog provides a quick way to check the names of objects or to determine the argument list for a method.
In Scripter, choose the Debug | Browse command to open the ActiveX Automation Members dialog.
· The Library list shows object libraries available for use in the current script. These are the same libraries checked in the References dialog. See the Type Library References for information about adding type library references in your script.
· The Data Type list shows objects available in the type library selected from the Library list.
· The Methods/Properties list shows methods and properties available from the object selected in the Data Type list.
· The text box along the top of the dialog demonstrates the usage of the selected method or property. Click the Paste button to insert this sample into the code window.
· Information about the item selected in the Methods/Properties list is shown along the right half of the dialog. The top line shows the selected item's type (function, property, or property get) and its name. The second line, labeled Result, shows the type of value returned by the method or property. The third line, labeled Dispatch ID, shows a value that uniquely identifies a property of method (this value is not used in scripts).
· If a method or property returns a reference to another object in the type library, the Result label is replaced by a button labeled Follow Value. Click the Follow Value button to see the definition of the object returned by the method or property. After clicking the Follow Value button, the Back button is enabled. Click the Back button to return to the definition you were previously viewing.
· The Help String group shows a short description of the item selected in the Methods/Properties list. Click the ? button to view the help file associated with the type library. Not all type libraries have help files available.
· If the item selected in the Methods/Properties list is a method that accepts parameters, a Parameters list shows the names and types of all parameters used by the method.
· Click the Close button to dismiss the ActiveX Automation Members dialog.
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