Listing all the COM automation PROGIDs
<edited 7/2/2006 to add categories and PSMDTAGs>
Windows PowerShell allows you to program against COM automation. The typical way to do this is :
$x = new-ojbect -ComObject <PROGID>
The question then is, how do I know what progids I can use. Here are there 3 answers
- You'll know because someone (an article, a script, a blog entry, a friend) gave it to you.
- Divine inspiration
- Be on the same Mailing list as Riedwaan Bassadien .
I'm lucky enough to be in category 3 so I'll share a one-liner based upon Riedwaan's recent email.
dir REGISTRY::HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID -include PROGID -recurse | foreach {$_.GetValue("")}
Thanks Riedwaan!
Enjoy!
Jeffrey Snover
Windows PowerShell Architect
PSMDTAG:FAQ: How do I know what COM progids I can use?
PSMDTAG:TYPE:COM progids
