From: Jano Svitok <jan.svitok@...>
Date: 2007-07-27T20:59:29+09:00
Subject: Re: WIN32OLERuntimeError -- Using ruby for Solidworks

On 7/27/07, Aaron <Aaron2Ti@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 27, 7:34 pm, Aaron <Aaron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I want to use Ruby to manipulate the famous 3D software Solidworks
> > though win32ole.
> > I just did this in the irb:
> >   >require 'win32ole'
> > =>true
> >   >sw = WIN32OLE.new('SldWorks.Application')
> >
> > Then I found the Solidworks' process running in the backgroung though
> > the Process Manager.
> > Then ,after long time waiting, it results in this error:
> > WIN32OLERuntimeError:failed to create WIN32OLE object from
> > 'SldWorks.Application'
> > HRESULT error code:0x80080005
> >
> > I realy want to know why.
> >
> > Thank you for your time
>
>
> I do some testing like this:
> first I started the SolidWorks ,seeing the Solidworks' process running
> in the backgroung though the Process Manager.
>
> then in the irb :
>  >require 'win32ole'
> =>true
>  >sw = WIN32OLE.connect('SldWorks.Application')
> The error:
> WIN32OLERuntimeError:OLE server 'SldWorks.Application' not running
> HRESULT error code:0x800401e3

Have a look at http://blogs.msdn.com/adioltean/archive/2005/06/24/432519.aspx
or google for the error codes.

Try using it from VBA/vbs/any other language to see if it works at all.

Jano