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make-guid-from-string

Function
Summary

Make a refguid object from a hex string.

Package

com

Signature

make-guid-from-string string &optional interface-name
=> refguid

Arguments

string

A string in the standard hex format for GUIDs.

interface-name

A symbol naming a COM interface. If non nil , the refguid will be will added to the table of known refguid s.

Values

refguid

A refguid object matching string .

Description

The function make-guid-from-string makes a refguid object from string . If the GUID data matches a known refguid , then that is returned. Otherwise, a new refguid is created and returned. If interface-name is non nil , then the table of known refguid s is updated. If the GUID is already known under a different name, an error is signalled.

Examples

This GUID is a predefined one for i-unknown :

(refguid-interface-name
 (make-guid-from-string
  "00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"))
=> I-UNKNOWN
See also

refguid
com-interface-refguid
guid-equal
guid-to-string
refguid-interface-name


LispWorks COM/Automation User Guide and Reference Manual - 17 Jul 2006

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