CreateClassID Routine

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Unit

ComObj Unit

Description

CreateClassID returns a new GUID as a String. Use StringToGUID to change it into a TGUID. This is the routine you would use to create a GUID at runtime in Delphi.

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uses ComObj;

function NewGUID: TGUID;
begin
  Result := StringToGUID(CreateClassID);
end;

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