# WIN32OLE in ruby windows one click installer **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 4, 2007, 9:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-in-ruby-windows-one-click-installer/84426 "2007-02-04T09:09:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shin_guey)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 9:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-in-ruby-windows-one-click-installer/84426/1 "2007-02-04T09:09:30Z")
Hello, I am new to ruby for programming win32ole. I install ruby on windows using ruby one click installer windows version 1.8.5-21. I check the win32ole.c inside the src/ruby-1.8.5/ext/win32ole directory and the version shows in the file is only version 0.6.6. But I found in the ruby trunk the the current win32ole version is 0.9.2. My question is how do I check my win32ole ext for my current ruby installer? How do I compile with the newer version? I can compile my current source using: ruby extconf.rb nmake nmake install But it doesn’t work with the latest version of win32ole I downloaded. It has errors when I try to compile win32ole version 0.9.2. The second question is I am having problem on using my current win32ole ext, I am suspecting it could be the version is too old already.Is it any workaround for this? I want to run the following function generate using olegen.rb. # VOID FindAllAvmc # method FindAllAvmc # DeviceInfo,DeviceInfo arg0 — avmcList [OUT] def FindAllAvmc(arg0) ret = @dispatch.\_invoke(2, [arg0], [VT\_BYREF|VT\_ARRAY|VT\_DISPATCH]) @lastargs = WIN32OLE::ARGV ret end The cpp for the function is : STDMETHODIMP Avmc::FindAllAvmc(SAFEARRAY \*\*avmcList) // avmcList is array of structures: devinfo When I try to run: C:\ruby\src\ruby-1.8.5\ext\win32ole\sample\>irb irb(main):001:0\> require ‘avmc’ =\> true irb(main):002:0\> avmc = AvmcIfc\_Avmc\_1.new =\> #\ irb(main):003:0\> dev = [] =\> [] irb(main):004:0\> avmc.FindAllAvmc(dev) WIN32OLERuntimeError: \_invoke OLE error code:0 in HRESULT error code:0x80020005 Type mismatch. from ./avmc.rb:39:in `_invoke' from ./avmc.rb:39:in`FindAllAvmc’ from (irb):4 irb(main):005:0\> irb(main):005:0\> dev = 0 =\> 0x00 irb(main):006:0\> avmc.FindAllAvmc(dev) TypeError: wrong argument type Fixnum (expected Array) from ./avmc.rb:39:in `_invoke' from ./avmc.rb:39:in`FindAllAvmc’ from (irb):6 irb(main):007:0\> Any idea on how to solve this problem? I am wonder the newer version of win32ole will solve this problem. Seems like the new version include the WIN32OLE\_VARIANT . Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shin_guey)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 9:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-in-ruby-windows-one-click-installer/84426/2 "2007-02-04T09:37:00Z")
Hello, In message “WIN32OLE in ruby windows one click installer” on 07/02/04, shin guey [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > How do I compile with the newer version? I can compile my current source > using: > ruby extconf.rb > nmake > nmake install > But it doesn’t work with the latest version of win32ole I downloaded. It > has errors when I try to compile win32ole version 0.9.2. The Win32OLE version 0.9.2 comes with Ruby 1.9.0 (or later). And the Ruby version of ruby trunk is 1.9.0. You can’t compile Win32OLE version 0.9.2 with Ruby 1.8.5. You need Ruby 1.9.0 to compile Win32OLE version 0.9.2. Regards, Masaki S. ---
**Author:** ![shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shin_guey)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 11:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-in-ruby-windows-one-click-installer/84426/3 "2007-02-04T11:25:33Z")
Masaki S. wrote: > Hello, > > In message “WIN32OLE in ruby windows one click installer” > on 07/02/04, shin guey [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > > > How do I compile with the newer version? I can compile my current source > > using: > > ruby extconf.rb > > nmake > > nmake install > > But it doesn’t work with the latest version of win32ole I downloaded. It > > has errors when I try to compile win32ole version 0.9.2. > > The Win32OLE version 0.9.2 comes with Ruby 1.9.0 (or later). > And the Ruby version of ruby trunk is 1.9.0. > You can’t compile Win32OLE version 0.9.2 with Ruby 1.8.5. > You need Ruby 1.9.0 to compile Win32OLE version 0.9.2. > > Regards, > Masaki S. Hi, From the latest version, it shows that it has fix some VT\_ARRAY bugs. So, do I need the new version to use my com dll? Anyway, thanks for the quick reply. Regards, Shin Guey ---
**Author:** ![shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shin_guey)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-in-ruby-windows-one-click-installer/84426/4 "2007-02-05T12:01:18Z")
In message “Re: WIN32OLE in ruby windows one click installer” on 07/02/04, Shin guey Wong [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > > From the latest version, it shows that it has fix some VT\_ARRAY bugs. > > So, do I need the new version to use my com dll? Ruby 1.9.0 is not the stable version, neither Win32OLE(especially WIN32OLE\_VARIANT features). So, try at your own risk. I am not sure, but I’m afraid that the new version might not work in your situation… Before you try the new version, could you try the following with the current version? def FindAllAvmc(arg0) # specify VT\_BYREF|VT\_ARRAY|VT\_VARIANT instead of # VT\_BYREF|VT\_ARRAY|VT\_DISPATCH ret = @dispatch.\_invoke(2, [arg0], [VT\_BYREF|VT\_ARRAY|VT\_VARIANT]) @lastargs = WIN32OLE::ARGV ret end Regards, Masaki S. ---
**Author:** ![shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shin_guey)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-in-ruby-windows-one-click-installer/84426/5 "2007-02-06T13:04:41Z")
Masaki S. wrote: > Before you try the new version, could you try the following with > the current version? > > def FindAllAvmc(arg0) > # specify VT\_BYREF|VT\_ARRAY|VT\_VARIANT instead of > # VT\_BYREF|VT\_ARRAY|VT\_DISPATCH > ret = @dispatch.\_invoke(2, [arg0], [VT\_BYREF|VT\_ARRAY|VT\_VARIANT]) > @lastargs = WIN32OLE::ARGV > ret > end > > Regards, > Masaki S. I had tried to use the code above. It still not working, I am getting the same error message: irb(main):004:0\> avmc.FindAllAvmc(dev) WIN32OLERuntimeError: \_invoke OLE error code:0 in HRESULT error code:0x80020005 Type mismatch. from ./avmc.rb:39:in `_invoke' from ./avmc.rb:39:in`FindAllAvmc’ from (irb):4 Thanks for you reply. I will try to install the new ruby 1.9 on other machine and try again. I had been using this dll on C# and python. Both is working fine. May be I also need to look into the source code…but I am really not familiar with windows com dll programming. It seems like too many specification on it. Regards, Shin Guey ---
**Author:** ![shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@shin\_guey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shin_guey)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-in-ruby-windows-one-click-installer/84426/6 "2007-02-10T15:26:18Z")
Sorry for being too late to reply. And I had not noticed important thing to ask you. In message “Re: WIN32OLE in ruby windows one click installer” on 07/02/06, Shin guey Wong [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > Thanks for you reply. I will try to install the new ruby 1.9 on other > machine and try again. I had been using this dll on C# and python. Both > is working fine. May be I also need to look into the source code…but I > am really not familiar with windows com dll programming. It seems like > too many specification on it. How can I get the dll(source code)? Using the dll, I’d like to investigate this problem. Regards, Masaki S.