# Ruby + COM + OLEGEN **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 10, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-com-olegen/175285 "2009-09-10T16:14:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/beer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-com-olegen/175285/1 "2009-09-10T16:14:06Z")
Hello. I have this TLB, and when I run OLEGEN (\doc\ruby\ruby-1.8.6\sample\win32ole) I obtain a file that is either incomplete or I’m missing something. It only generates only one class and 5 modules. If so, how can I run, for example, AcdEvent’s Connect() method since there’s no class to instantiate AcdEvent objects? When I import the same TLB into VisualStudio, I get a DLL with 3 instantiable classes (AcdAutomationServer, AcdEvent and AcdObject). Is this a limitation of OLEGEN? I have attached to this issue the TLB file in question, if anyone can tell me how to do this, I would be very, very, very thankful! 😃 Thanks for your time! ---
**Author:** ![beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/beer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-com-olegen/175285/2 "2009-09-10T16:17:05Z")
Bruno Antunes wrote: > Hello. > > I have this TLB, and when I run OLEGEN > (\doc\ruby\ruby-1.8.6\sample\win32ole) I obtain a file that is either > incomplete or I’m missing something. It only generates only one class > and 5 modules. If so, how can I run, for example, AcdEvent’s Connect() > method since there’s no class to instantiate AcdEvent objects? When I > import the same TLB into VisualStudio, I get a DLL with 3 instantiable > classes (AcdAutomationServer, AcdEvent and AcdObject). Is this a > limitation of OLEGEN? > > I have attached to this issue the TLB file in question, if anyone can > tell me how to do this, I would be very, very, very thankful! 😃 > > Thanks for your time! (one thing: posting here since my post to the Google group didn’t went through…) ---
**Author:** ![beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/beer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-com-olegen/175285/3 "2009-09-10T19:09:20Z")
Hello, At 09/10/2009 11:17 PM, Bruno Antunes wrote: > > I have this TLB, and when I run OLEGEN > > (\doc\ruby\ruby-1.8.6\sample\win32ole) I obtain a file that is either > > incomplete or I’m missing something. It only generates only one class > > and 5 modules. If so, how can I run, for example, AcdEvent’s Connect() > > method since there’s no class to instantiate AcdEvent objects? When I > > import the same TLB into VisualStudio, I get a DLL with 3 instantiable > > classes (AcdAutomationServer, AcdEvent and AcdObject). Is this a > > limitation of OLEGEN? OLEGEN is for early binding and not tested well. Direct Instantiating object from class made by OLEGEN is not stable. Do you know how to instantiate object from these classes in VBScript? For example, in VBScript: Set acdEvent = CreateObject(“ABC.XYZ”) then in Win32OLE: acdEvent = WIN32OLE.new(“ABC.XYZ”) Regards, Masaki S. ---
**Author:** ![beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/beer)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-com-olegen/175285/4 "2009-09-11T16:11:12Z")
Masaki S. wrote: > Hello, > > At 09/10/2009 11:17 PM, Bruno Antunes wrote: > > > > I have this TLB, and when I run OLEGEN > > > (\doc\ruby\ruby-1.8.6\sample\win32ole) I obtain a file that is either > > > incomplete or I’m missing something. It only generates only one class > > > and 5 modules. If so, how can I run, for example, AcdEvent’s Connect() > > > method since there’s no class to instantiate AcdEvent objects? When I > > > import the same TLB into VisualStudio, I get a DLL with 3 instantiable > > > classes (AcdAutomationServer, AcdEvent and AcdObject). Is this a > > > limitation of OLEGEN? > > OLEGEN is for early binding and not tested well. > Direct Instantiating object from class made by OLEGEN > is not stable. > > Do you know how to instantiate object from these classes in VBScript? > For example, in VBScript: > Set acdEvent = CreateObject(“ABC.XYZ”) > then in Win32OLE: > acdEvent = WIN32OLE.new(“ABC.XYZ”) > > Regards, > Masaki S. The problem is not creating the CCS application object - it’s the only class that I can from OLEGEN’s output. However, AcdEvent should also be a class and I can’t instantiate any objects of that type, since OLEGEN’s output only gives me a module 😑 Regards, Bruno Antunes ---
**Author:** ![beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@beer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/beer)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-com-olegen/175285/5 "2009-09-11T23:59:48Z")
Hello, At 09/11/2009 11:11 PM, Bruno Antunes wrote: > class that I can from OLEGEN’s output. However, AcdEvent should also be > a class and I can’t instantiate any objects of that type, since OLEGEN’s > output only gives me a module 😑 What is the result of the following code? require ‘win32ole’ WIN32OLE\_TYPE.ole\_classes(“Ccs.tlb”).each do |k| puts k.name puts k.ole\_type puts k.guid puts k.progid puts “—” end If k.progid or k.guid is nil, then OLEGEN outputs a module. Because Win32OLE does not know how to instantiate a Class without guid and progid. Anyway, if you could instantiate AcdEvent object in VBScript, then you could instantiate AcdEvent object in Win32OLE. If you could not instantiate it in VBScript, then you could not instantiate it in Win32OLE. And OLEGEN’s output depends on Win32OLE, so OLEGEN’s output is same. You should ask the provider of CCS how to instantiate AcdEvent in VBScript. Regards, Masaki S.