Syntax

GetObject([pathname] [, class])

The GetObject function syntax has these parts:

The class argument uses the syntax appname.objectype and has these parts:

The GetObject function gives access to view and alter key IIS functionality, access unregistered java object, unregistered Windows Scripting Component or other supported script type, reference to an object by it's class ID in the registry, Windows OS functionality, access to a running object instance, call queued components, COM component and including queued components.

The example here below works on ASP and VBScript, it is based upon getting access to an unregistered Windows Scripting Component, that need to be place on to the test server or work staition before running, or this example will not work.

Below is a ASP vertion. (for file "test.asp")

<%
Dim test
set test = GetObject("script:c:\temp\test.wsc")
Response.Write test.info
%>

And below is an VBScript vertion. (for file "test.vbs")

Dim test
set test = GetObject("script:c:\temp\test.wsc")
Wscript.Echo test.info

Both the ASP and VBScript example use an Windows Scripting Component called "test.wsc" and below is the data needed to make the file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<component id="component2">
<registration progid="test.output"/>

<public>
<property name="info">
<get internalName="thisisatest"/>
</property>
</public>

<script language="VBScript">
<![CDATA[
Function thisisatest()
thisisatest = "I am test output"
End Function
]]>
</script>
</component>

This example has been tested on both a windows 2003 server and on XP workstation and has been seen to work.

The GetObject function has a great number different ways that it can be used dependent upon the particular component object or module that it is used to run or executed.
So that its possibilities can be understood better, below is a simple table explaining some of the front-end arguments that can be employed in using the GetObject function.

related to
CreateObject