Ok, here's the setup from the VB form sample. Note the CLSID string, and the reference to the ocx module. 
VERSION 5.00
Object = "{9EA22D70-0EAA-4F54-80BB-3AA640DF1B96}#2.0#0"; "HALi.ocx"
Begin VB.Form Form1 
...blah...blah...
So I tried this 
use Win32::OLE;
my $HALi = Win32::OLE->new('{9EA22D70-0EAA-4F54-80BB-3AA640DF1B96}');
When I run it, it does not return any errors. Cool!

So I move to the next step and add the init function.

The VB init is: 

HALi.Init()
So I translate this to: 
$HALi->{HALi}->Init();
I get a "Can't call method Init on undefined value" error.

It's late and I'm tired, and probably missing something obvious. I'm getting past the server creation, but hanging on the init function. Maybe a fresh look tomorrow will show me the error of my ways. Suggestions appreciated.

Nathan

In reply to Re^2: More on OLE from Perl by wa4otj
in thread More on OLE from Perl by wa4otj

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