windows-server-2003/inetcore/setup/active/asctrls/cathelp.cpp

#include "asctlpch.h"
#include "comcat.h"

// Helper function to create a component category and associated description
HRESULT CreateComponentCategory(CATID catid, WCHAR* catDescription)
{

    ICatRegister* pcr = NULL ;
    HRESULT hr = S_OK ;

   hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_StdComponentCategoriesMgr, 
			NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ICatRegister, (void**)&pcr);
	if (FAILED(hr))
		return hr;

    // Make sure the HKCR\Component Categories\{..catid...}
    // key is registered
    CATEGORYINFO catinfo;
    catinfo.catid = catid;
    catinfo.lcid = 0x0409 ; // english

	// Make sure the provided description is not too long.
	// Only copy the first 127 characters if it is
	int len = wcslen(catDescription);
	if (len>127)
		len = 127;
   wcsncpy(catinfo.szDescription, catDescription, len);
	// Make sure the description is null terminated
	catinfo.szDescription[len] = '\0';

    hr = pcr->RegisterCategories(1, &catinfo);
	pcr->Release();

	return hr;
}

// Helper function to register a CLSID as belonging to a component category
HRESULT RegisterCLSIDInCategory(REFCLSID clsid, CATID catid)
{
// Register your component categories information.
    ICatRegister* pcr = NULL ;
    HRESULT hr = S_OK ;
    hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_StdComponentCategoriesMgr, 
			NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ICatRegister, (void**)&pcr);
    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
    {
       // Register this category as being "implemented" by
       // the class.
       CATID rgcatid[1] ;
       rgcatid[0] = catid;
       hr = pcr->RegisterClassImplCategories(clsid, 1, rgcatid);
    }

    if (pcr != NULL)
        pcr->Release();
  
	return hr;
}

// Helper function to unregister a CLSID as belonging to a component category
HRESULT UnRegisterCLSIDInCategory(REFCLSID clsid, CATID catid)
{
    ICatRegister* pcr = NULL ;
    HRESULT hr = S_OK ;
    hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_StdComponentCategoriesMgr, 
			NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ICatRegister, (void**)&pcr);
    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
    {
       // Unregister this category as being "implemented" by
       // the class.
       CATID rgcatid[1] ;
       rgcatid[0] = catid;
       hr = pcr->UnRegisterClassImplCategories(clsid, 1, rgcatid);
    }

    if (pcr != NULL)
        pcr->Release();
  
	return hr;
}