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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.
[[Category:COM Objects]]
 
== /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
  }
}

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