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Retrieve a type by passing a ProgID, specifying whether to throw an exception if the ProgID is invalid

using System; class MainApp  {     public static void Main()     {         try         {             string myString1 ="DIRECT.ddPalette.3";              string myString2 ="WrongProgramID";              Type myType1 =Type.GetTypeFromProgID(myString1,true);             Console.WriteLine("GUID for ProgramID DirControl.DirList.1 is {0}.", myType1.GUID);             Type myType2 =Type.GetTypeFromProgID(myString2,true);         }         catch(Exception e)         {             Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred.");             Console.WriteLine("Source: {0}", e.Source);             Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", e.Message);         }     } }