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Per Amundsen, 08/23/2014 07:37 PM
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3 | *$com(name/N)* |
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5 | Returns name if connection is open, or name of Nth connection. N = 0 returns number of open connections. |
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7 | *Parameters* |
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9 | name/N - The connection name or the N'th connection. |
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11 | *Properties* |
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13 | .progid - The object name. |
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14 | .result - The value returned by the COM object member after the call |
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15 | .error - The error code if any. |
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16 | .errortext - The error text if any. |
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17 | .argerr - TODO |
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18 | .dispatch - [[$true]] if this is a dispatch pointer. |
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19 | .unknown - [[$true]] if this is a unknown pointer. |
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21 | *$com(name/N,varname)* |
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23 | Returns value of the specified variable name. |
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25 | *Parameters* |
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27 | name/N - The connection name or the N'th connection. |
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28 | varname - Name of the referenced variable. |
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30 | *$com(name,member,method,type1,value1,...,typeN,valueN)* |
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32 | This calls a member of an open COM connection with the specified method and parameters. |
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34 | Returns: 1 = ok, 0 = fail. |
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36 | *Parameters* |
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38 | name - Connection name. |
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39 | member - Member name. |
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40 | method - Combination of the following values added together: |
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42 | 1 = DISPATCH_METHOD |
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43 | 2 = DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET |
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44 | 4 = DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT |
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45 | 8 = DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUTREF |
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47 | type - The variable type, can be: i1, i2, i4, ui1, ui2, ui4, int, uint, r4, r8, cy, date, decimal, bool, bstr, variant, dispatch, unknown, error. |
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49 | VB equivalents are: boolean, byte, currency, date, double, integer, long, single, string, variant. |
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50 | To make a variable by reference, use * in the type name, eg. i1* |
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51 | To assign a name to a variable for later reference after a call, append it to the type, eg. i1* varname |
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52 | When using a variant you must also specify the variable type after it, eg. variant bool. |
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54 | value - The value assigned to the variable type. |