CLSID "Shell.Application"(Solved)

[JohnOne]

Currently I'm getting CLSID as below...

CLSID clsid;
HRESULT CLSID_ShellApp = CLSIDFromProgID( OLESTR("Shell.Application"), &clsid);

My question is, is there a constant or an already defined value for such a CLSID within C++ VS2010 as there is for CLSID_InternetExplorer;?

I have searched and found nothing, but my search skills are not as wonderful as I'd like.

EDIT:

What I'm attempting to do is, instead of looping through all shell windows to interface with internet explorer, is have an already defined CLSID_xxx or IID_xxx of internet explorer.

EDIT2

Actually, that's just silly I think, it's a shell window and that's that, not given up on a defined CLSID though.

Edited April 17, 2013 by JohnOne

[Richard Robertson]

It would be worth checking the file where CLSID_InternetExplorer is defined.

[JohnOne]

I've seen that, but I cannot seen to interface with running instance with it, but only create a new instance.

I'm unsure of one I found Here http://csexwb2.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/General_Classes/Iid_Clsids.cs

Guid IID_TopLevelBrowser = new Guid("4C96BE40-915C-11CF-99D3-00AA004AE837");

[Richard Robertson]

I'm not entirely familiar with what Shell.Application has to offer. What functionality are you looking for with this knowable Guid?

[JohnOne]

It's what _IEAttach uses to access running IE interface, and as far as I know, the only way.

Edited April 16, 2013 by JohnOne

[Ascend4nt]

CLSID_Shell is declared as {13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000} in <Shldisp.h>.

You can use 'StringFromCLSID' or 'StringFromGUID2' to get the number.

[JohnOne]

Cheers Ace, that's exactly what I was looking for.