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