> Are you running XP SP2 or recently upgraded? Yes to SP2, but not recent. Recent hot fixes.. auto applied by windows update. Recently trying to use Win32::OLE though, so no help in finding out if this is something new.. but others seem to have similar problems. This returns the value zero:
use strict; use Win32::OLE; my $Count = Win32::OLE->EnumAllObjects; > You may need to setup your DCOM permissions. Checked that first, but what DCOM permissions, and how do I "setup" these permissions so that perl.exe has sufficient rights when being run as "me"? The default permissions are in place, and seem fairly permissive as reported in dcomcnfg. In any case, I believe that the Computer defaults specify that launch permission and activate permission go hand in hand.. no? Since I can launch the application, why wouldn't I be able to activate the application? And.. I am member of Administrator group. > Your ID may not have rights to access the COM objects on your local PC. I can use Internet Explorer and the Win32::OLE - Type Library Browser to enumerate objects in Internet Explorer. I can use the Microsoft OLEView application to enumerate and view objects. I can use mmc viewer to adjust security settings of My Computer and individual DCOM items at an administrative level. > Under the "Component Services" mmc you can manage the permissions for > your PC "My computer", or you can manage individual objects. Yup. Just in case, I added my specific username to the default permissions at the Computer level with access to both local and remote rights in all contexts. What is very odd is that Win32::OLE is unable to enumerate objects, but it *is* allowed to launch them using the same interface. > Start->run->dcomcnfg (This will get you into the MMC.) uh huh.. I'm still not certain that this behavior isn't just restricted to my machine and a few other users. Is there a maintainer of the Win32::OLE core who can set the record straight here? Richard > > - Aaron Tesch > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 4:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com > Subject: RE: Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject not working! > > Richard, > > I've been having similar difficulty using Win32::OLE with Internet > Explorer recently. I wrote code that worked a month ago that doesn't > work today. Perl simply can't get an OLE connection to Internet > Explorer anymore, even though I can still connect to Excel, etc. > Something must have changed in Windows, but I haven't been able to find > any related information on the net. > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Richard Grant > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 3:54 PM > To: perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com > Subject: RE: Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject not working! > > > > I could be wrong, but I don't think iTunes is an OLE Object which > could > > be causing your troubles. > > Isn't OLE Automation just a layer on COM targeted toward scripting and > VB in > particular? > > > It's a shame that it doesn't have a direct Perl API. > > Dunno, but I can do virtually everything with it using Win32::OLE, just > this > function seems to be acting odd. And it seems to be something that is > part > of a recent pattern that has root in the RPC layer. > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-Users mailing list > Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > ************************************************************************ > ****************** > The information contained in this message, including attachments, may > contain > privileged or confidential information that is intended to be delivered > only to the > person identified above. If you are not the intended recipient, or the > person > responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, > ALLTEL requests > that you immediately notify the sender and asks that you do not read the > message or its > attachments, and that you delete them without copying or sending them to > anyone else. > > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-Users mailing list > Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > > _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
