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Per Amundsen, 08/23/2014 07:44 PM
1 | 1 | Per Amundsen | *$comcall(name,alias,member,method,type1,value1,...,typeN,valueN)* |
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3 | This calls a member of an open COM connection with the specified method and parameters. |
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5 | Uses the same format as [[$com]]() apart from the alias. It is multi-threaded so it will not halt the script and will call the specified alias once the call returns. |
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7 | Returns: 1 = ok, 0 = fail. |
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9 | *Parameters* |
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11 | name - Connection name. |
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12 | alias - Alias to call when the call is finished. |
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13 | member - Member name. |
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14 | method - Combination of the following values added together: |
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15 | <pre> |
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16 | 1 = DISPATCH_METHOD |
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17 | 2 = DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET |
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18 | 4 = DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT |
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19 | 8 = DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUTREF |
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20 | </pre> |
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21 | 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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22 | <pre> |
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23 | VB equivalents are: boolean, byte, currency, date, double, integer, long, single, string, variant. |
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24 | To make a variable by reference, use * in the type name, eg. i1* |
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25 | 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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26 | When using a variant you must also specify the variable type after it, eg. variant bool. |
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27 | </pre> |
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28 | value - The value assigned to the variable type. |