I'm using Win32::GUI and I have a rich-text box. I was attempting to use it as a WYSIWYG html editor (of sorts). I actually was able to make it work, up to a point, but I've been looking for alternatives. One of the people on the Win32::GUI mailing list suggested I take a look at Win32::OLE.

At the moment, I have no specific goal, but since my interest was piqued, I want to see if I can actually get my hands on a working example.

Could you simply describe what a program using OLE might look like? What purposes could one fulfill?

By automation, I assume that means that it actually launches the other program and manipulates it? Or does it just run portions of the other program. For example, could OLE be used to create a browser with IE and Win32::GUI? Or would it just be limited to opening IE and controling it?

Thanks, I hope this explains what I'm trying to figure out a little better.


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