Com Return Variable

[cp1983]

Hi,

I'm trying to use a com object to get some information from a program that is running. I am able to use AutoIt to control the program via the com object.

Dim $PlotManObject = ObjCreate("Pmhost.PlotMgrCtrl")
$PlotManObject.SendCommand(0,"AddGroup", "Test123", "D:\Header.jhf", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", 1308265)

However to get the information from the program I have to use:

Dim $return2
Dim $PlotManObject = ObjCreate("Pmhost.PlotMgrCtrl")
$PlotManObject.GetStatus(0,"GetProjectTreeText","1;1","",$return2,1308265)
MsgBox(0,"",$return2)

This should give me a string in $return2

It works i VBA with this code:

Set pmc = CreateObject("Pmhost.PlotMgrCtrl.1")
Dim rResult As Variant
Dim lRet As Long
pmc.GetStatus 0, "GetProjectTreeText", "1;1", "", rResult, VarPtr(lRet)
MsgBox rResult

I just can't figure out whay AutoIt won't return the string for me? Does anyone know?

Regards,

Christian

[Richard Robertson]

AutoIt doesn't work with reference parameters in COM yet. It's a problem that's been around a while, sorry.

[cp1983]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I will then write a COM for my COM to handle it

Regards,

Christian

[Richard Robertson]

Good luck. Just make sure your COM functions don't have reference parameters.