in reply to OLE from Perl??

It's standard with AS perl, but you can build it for free if you want. You'll need the free MSVC toolkit, the .NET SDK and the platform SDK.

In 346487 I outline the steps to complete the build environment. Steps 1-3 outline the required software and 6-8 (8 may not be necessary) outline configuring your environment.

I meant to wrap it up more cleanly (maybe a batch file) and test it more thoroughly, but I ran out of time and motivation. An anonymous monk replied with a link to a simpler procedure, but please note that only works if you shell out the money for VS.NET.

Good luck!

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Re^2: OLE from Perl??
by wa4otj (Beadle) on Jun 12, 2004 at 20:47 UTC
    Much thanks to all who pointed out my oversight. I now have it working, and can control an Excel spreadsheet from Perl. Terrific.

    Unfortunately, the application I want to ultimately control is not Excel, and I'm floundering a bit. Can't do a new, load, or GetActiveObject on it.

    Guess I need a bit more study.

    Thanks again to all who responded with help.

    Cheers,

    Nathan

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