From: Heesob Park <phasis@...>
Date: 2013-05-13T17:32:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Problem using display method with Outlook WIN32OLE

Hi,

2013/5/13 Joel Pearson <lists@ruby-forum.com>
>
> Using VBA, the simplest way to get Outlook to add an email signature to
> an email body is to use the mail "display" method.
>
> However, because WIN32OLE uses method_missing to send commands, it seems
> to be Object#display which is being triggered, simply displaying the
> mail's object ID in the console.
>
> Is there a way for me to get around this behaviour and get the correct
> WIN32OLE method called? I had considered undefining Object#display, but
> that seems like a rather dangerous thing to do.
>
You can use WIN32OLE#invoke method like this:
    excel = WIN32OLE.new('Excel.Application')
    excel.invoke('Quit')  # => same as excel.Quit

Regards,
Park Heesob