Can't make a COM Object external

[Stefan]

Hi,
I cannot make my COM Object external, so I can access it from other
..cpp project files. Here is a bit of the code:

(globals.cpp)
....
#include "globals.h"
#include <oleacc.h>
#include <mshtml.h>
#include <atlbase.h>
....

CComPtr<IHTMLDocument2> spDoc;


(globals.h)
#include <windows.h>
#include <ole2.h>
#include <olectl.h>
#include <oleacc.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include "msctf.h"

....
extern CComPtr<IHTMLDocument2> spDoc;


The problem is with the extern line in globals.h I think, but I don't
know how to fix it. Could someone please help me?

 

[Karl Heinz Buchegger]

Hi,
I cannot make my COM Object external, so I can access it from other
.cpp project files. Here is a bit of the code:

(globals.cpp)
...
#include "globals.h"
#include <oleacc.h>
#include <mshtml.h>
#include <atlbase.h>
...

CComPtr<IHTMLDocument2> spDoc;

(globals.h)
#include <windows.h>
#include <ole2.h>
#include <olectl.h>
#include <oleacc.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include "msctf.h"

...
extern CComPtr<IHTMLDocument2> spDoc;

The problem is with the extern line in globals.h I think, but I don't
know how to fix it. Could someone please help me?

What is the error message ?

 

[Stefan]

" Globals.h(127): error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '<' "
Line 127 is: "extern CComPtr<IHTMLDocument2> spDoc;"

 

[Karl Heinz Buchegger]

" Globals.h(127): error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '<' "
Line 127 is: "extern CComPtr<IHTMLDocument2> spDoc;"

You need additional includes in Globals.h.
The compiler has no idea what a CComPtr is.
Include the header file which declares that and
you should be fine.