On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, Jack wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl Jolley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Perl-Win32-Users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 3:02 PM > Subject: Re: Win32::OLE and Excel, Word, Access etc. > > > > On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Jack wrote: > > > > > I see many questions on this list asking about using Win32::OLE in > interacting > > > with these (and other MS programs). Could someone point me to either a book > or > > > online documentation which reveals all the methods one can use with each > > > program? > > All these proteriees/methods are documented in the respective program's > > typelib. > > > > If you don't know what a typelib is, you need to find out before you > > spend a lot of time trying to write programs using the Win32::OLE module. > > I have no idea what a typelib is; so are you saying my time is better spent on > something else? >
No, just that finding out about typelib's will make it a lot easier to use Win32::OLE. The new releases of perl come with a typelib broswer. In addition if you have any of the MS software development tools often they will provide a mechanism to browse typelibs. Typelibs basically tell COM what properties and methods a given program is providing for OLE access. For example MS Word, excel and Access each have their own separate typelib that complely specifies how that program can interact with COM/OLE. **** [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Carl Jolley> **** All opinions are my own and not necessarily those of my employer **** _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
