From: Wolfgang <wollez@...>
Date: 2006-04-08T04:14:03+09:00
Subject: Re: windows application automation

Hello Keith,

I have absolutely no information about OLE object that software uses. It 
is a software for a microtomograph and I need to save images every 
minute or so. All I would need is to send keyboard shortcuts to do the task.

Wolfgang

Keith Sader schrieb:
> require 'win32ole' and read up on your favorite OLE browser.
> 
> What I've found is that I wind up fighting the (lack of) Ole
> documentation as much as anything.
> 
> Here's a simple Ruby script I've written to check a mail store via
> Mapi for #of new messages and attachments:
> 
> require 'win32ole'
> 
> mapiSession = WIN32OLE::new('Mapi.Session')
> logonParam = "server" + "\n" + "account"
> mapiSession.Logon('ProfileInfo' => logonParam)
> 
> new_messages = 0
> total_messages = 0
> 
> mapiSession.Inbox.Messages.each {
>     |message|
>     begin
>         new_messages += 1 if(message['UnRead'])
>         total_messages += 1
>         puts message['Sender'].Address
>         puts message['Subject']
>         puts 'Number of Attachments: ' + message['Attachments'].count.to_s
>     end
> }
> 
>  puts "You have #{new_messages} new message(s)"
>  puts "You have #{total_messages} total message(s)"
> 
>  mapiSession.Logoff
> 
> Was there a particular application(Outlook, Excel, etc?) that you were
> hoping to automate?
> 
> 
> On 4/7/06, Wolfgang <wollez@gmx.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I wan't to automate some applications which are running on mswin. Is it
>> somehow possible to "send" key prints to that application? For example
>> like "control s" for save.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Wolfgang
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
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> Keith Sader
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> 
>