From: zxem <david.zxem@...>
Date: 2007-12-20T04:05:04+09:00
Subject: Re: WIN32OLE - failed to create WIN32OLE

On Dec 19, 3:37 pm, zxem <david.z...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to create a ruby class base on a Win32 COM typelib info.
> The class I tried to create is as followed.
>
> COM Type info: (There is no registry entry for this class)
>
>    [
>       uuid(0058FFFF-5B03-11D3-A520-00805F9BE596),
>       helpstring("Static members of FOHoard"),
>       helpcontext(0x00580000),
>       hidden
>     ]
>     dispinterface FOHoardHelper {
>         properties:
>         methods:
>             [id(00000000), propget, hidden, helpstring("The type name
> of this object instance (Default)")]
>             BSTR Item();
>             [id(0x00007ffd), hidden, helpstring("Returns a reference
> to this helper instance"), helpcontext(0x00007ffd)]
>             FOHoardHelper* Me();
>             [id(0x00580002), helpstring("Create a new empty hoard
> (collection)"), helpcontext(0x00580002)]
>             FOHoard* createEmpty();
>     };
>
> Ruby class:
>
> class FOHoardHelper
>   include WIN32OLE::VARIANT
>   attr_reader :lastargs
>   attr_reader :dispatch
>   attr_reader :clsid
>   attr_reader :progid
>
>   def initialize(obj = nil)
>     @clsid = "{0058FFFF-5B03-11D3-A520-00805F9BE596}"
>     if obj.nil?
>       @dispatch = WIN32OLE.new @clsid
>     else
>       @dispatch = obj
>     end
>   end
>
>   def createEmpty()
>     ret = @dispatch._invoke(5767170, [], [])
>     @lastargs = WIN32OLE::ARGV
>     ret
>   end
>
> end
>
> My test code:
>           f = FOHoardHelper.new;
>           hlist = f.createEmpty;
>
> I got this error message:
> F:/NetBeansProjects/TAVolTest/lib/CalendarUtils.rb:45:in `initialize':
> failed to create WIN32OLE object from `{0058FFFF-5B03-11D3-
> A520-00805F9BE596}' (WIN32OLERuntimeError)
>
>     HRESULT error code:0x80040154
>
> Could you give me some help?

Please ignore my question