Comopen - Revision history

Cail at 20:54, 6 July 2014

2014-07-06T20:54:23Z

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	#Redirect [[COM_Objects]]		#Redirect [[COM_Objects]]

			[[Category:COM Objects]]

Cail: Added redirect.

2014-07-06T20:36:23Z

Added redirect.

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	~~== /COMOPEN ==~~		#Redirect [[COM_Objects]]
	~~This opens a COM connection to object progid eg. Excel.Application, and assigns the connection a name.~~
	~~/comopen name progid~~

	~~'''$comerr''' checked after a call to any COM command or identifier. Returns 1 if there was an error, 0 otherwise.~~

	~~== /COMCLOSE ==~~
	~~Use /comclose to close the COM connection.~~
	~~/comclose name~~

	~~== /COMLIST ==~~
	~~Use /comlist to list all open COM connections.~~
	~~/comlist~~

	~~== /COMREG ==~~
	~~/comreg -u filename~~

	~~This registers/unregisters a COM DLL with windows.~~

	~~'''Example'''~~
	~~alias comRegister {~~
	~~comopen name progid~~

	~~; if comopen failed, maybe the DLL that came with the script is not registered~~
	~~if ($comerr) {~~

	~~;register the DLL~~
	~~comreg test.dll~~

	~~;try to open it again~~
	~~comopen name progid~~

	~~; still failed, halt the script~~
	~~if ($comerr) halt~~
	}
	}

Cail: Readying up to make one page for these. "COM Objects"

2014-07-06T20:33:32Z

Readying up to make one page for these. "COM Objects"

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			== /COMOPEN ==
	This opens a COM connection to object progid eg. Excel.Application, and assigns the connection a name.		This opens a COM connection to object progid eg. Excel.Application, and assigns the connection a name.
	/comopen name progid		/comopen name progid

Cail: Gasp.

2014-07-06T20:29:57Z

Gasp.

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	This registers/unregisters a COM DLL with windows.		This registers/unregisters a COM DLL with windows.

	'''Example'''		'''Example'''
	alias comRegister {		alias comRegister {
	comopen name progid		comopen name progid

Cail: Spaces.

2014-07-06T20:29:39Z

Spaces.

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	; if comopen failed, maybe the DLL that came with the script is not registered		; if comopen failed, maybe the DLL that came with the script is not registered
	if ($comerr) {		if ($comerr) {

	;register the DLL		;register the DLL
	comreg test.dll		comreg test.dll

	;try to open it again		;try to open it again
	comopen name progid		comopen name progid

	; still failed, halt the script		; still failed, halt the script
	if ($comerr) halt		if ($comerr) halt
	}		}
	}		}

Cail: Added $comerr and /COMREG to the same page.

2014-07-06T20:29:14Z

Added $comerr and /COMREG to the same page.

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	This opens a COM connection to object progid eg. Excel.Application, and assigns the connection a name.		This opens a COM connection to object progid eg. Excel.Application, and assigns the connection a name.

	/comopen name progid		/comopen name progid

	~~You should check [[~~$comerr]] after ~~making this~~ call to ~~confirm that the~~ COM ~~connection~~ was ~~successful~~.		'''$comerr''' checked after a call to any COM command or identifier. Returns 1 if there was an error, 0 otherwise.

	== COMLIST ~~and COMCLOSE~~ ==		== /COMCLOSE ==
			Use /comclose to close the COM connection.
			/comclose name

			== /COMLIST ==
	Use /comlist to list all open COM connections.		Use /comlist to list all open COM connections.
	/comlist		/comlist

	~~Use~~ /~~comclose to close the~~ COM ~~connection~~.		== /COMREG ==
	~~/comclose~~ name		/comreg -u filename

			This registers/unregisters a COM DLL with windows.

			'''Example'''
			alias comRegister {
			comopen name progid

			; if comopen failed, maybe the DLL that came with the script is not registered
			if ($comerr) {

			;register the DLL
			comreg test.dll

			;try to open it again
			comopen name progid

	~~== See Also ==~~		; still failed, halt the script
	* [[$comerr]]		if ($comerr) halt
			}
			}

Cail: /* comlist and comclose */

2014-07-06T20:20:51Z

comlist and comclose

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	You should check [[$comerr]] after making this call to confirm that the COM connection was successful.		You should check [[$comerr]] after making this call to confirm that the COM connection was successful.

	== ~~comlist~~ and ~~comclose~~ ==		== COMLIST and COMCLOSE ==
	Use /comlist to list all open COM connections.		Use /comlist to list all open COM connections.
	/comlist		/comlist

Cail: Added /comclose and /comlist

2014-07-06T20:18:21Z

Added /comclose and /comlist

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	You should check [[$comerr]] after making this call to confirm that the COM connection was successful.		You should check [[$comerr]] after making this call to confirm that the COM connection was successful.

			== comlist and comclose ==
			Use /comlist to list all open COM connections.
			/comlist

			Use /comclose to close the COM connection.
			/comclose name

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[$comerr]]		* [[$comerr]]
	* [[/comclose]]

Cail: Added page.

2014-07-06T20:14:26Z

Added page.

New page

This opens a COM connection to object progid eg. Excel.Application, and assigns the connection a name.

/comopen name progid

You should check [[$comerr]] after making this call to confirm that the COM connection was successful.

== See Also ==
* [[$comerr]]
* [[/comclose]]