<< COM_get

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COM_invoke

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Invoke method on COM object or interface.

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Syntax

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S = invoke(h, methodname, arg1, arg2, ...)

S = COM_invoke(h, methodname, arg1, arg2, ...)

Input argument

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h

a COM object.

methodname

a string: the method name invoked on COM object.

arg1, arg2, ...

a Nelson variable of type double, int, boolean, string, ... used as parameters of COM function invoked.

Output argument

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S

a COM object or data.

Description

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If the method returns a COM interface, then ole_invoke returns a new COM object that represents the returned interface.

Example

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pWord = actxserver('Word.Application')
pWord.Visible = true
invoke(pWord, 'Quit')
delete(pWord)
clear pWord

See also

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COM_get, COM_set.

History

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Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

Author

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Allan CORNET