Custom interfaces for COM control

[mark2004]

I would like to know if the COM capabilities in the new beta would allow one to create an application

that interacts with another program's objects "behind the scenes". A simple example of what I'm trying

to accomplish is this:

A GUI with 2 edit fields. You enter some text in one edit field and press a button on the GUI. The GUI takes

that text and opens a web page such as yahoo. The script then enters the text from the GUI's edit field in the Yahoo search edit field, and initiates the search. The script would then take the number 1 result from the search and populates that text in the other edit field in the GUI. It would be nice if this could be done comletely in the background, i.e. without having the Yahoo IE page visible.

This was a generic example. I'm not actually interested in using Yahoo like this. But if a script could be written to do this simple example then I could probably extend the idea to what I want to do.

OLE programming is fascinating to me and I know I have alot to learn. This would be a cool (and incredibly

useful) tool if I could get this sort of thing to work.

Thanks,

Mark

[Stumpii]

I would like to know if the COM capabilities in the new beta would allow one to create an application

that interacts with another program's objects "behind the scenes". A simple example of what I'm trying

to accomplish is this:

A GUI with 2 edit fields. You enter some text in one edit field and press a button on the GUI. The GUI takes

that text and opens a web page such as yahoo. The script then enters the text from the GUI's edit field in the Yahoo search edit field, and initiates the search. The script would then take the number 1 result from the search and populates that text in the other edit field in the GUI. It would be nice if this could be done comletely in the background, i.e. without having the Yahoo IE page visible.

This was a generic example. I'm not actually interested in using Yahoo like this. But if a script could be written to do this simple example then I could probably extend the idea to what I want to do.

OLE programming is fascinating to me and I know I have alot to learn. This would be a cool (and incredibly

useful) tool if I could get this sort of thing to work.

Thanks,

Mark

Depend on the COM component you are using, but in general, yes, that is whole purpose of having a COM interface.

If you need any more help, you need to detail what COM component you plan to use.

[Locodarwin]

A GUI with 2 edit fields. You enter some text in one edit field and press a button on the GUI. The GUI takes

that text and opens a web page such as yahoo. The script then enters the text from the GUI's edit field in the Yahoo search edit field, and initiates the search. The script would then take the number 1 result from the search and populates that text in the other edit field in the GUI. It would be nice if this could be done comletely in the background, i.e. without having the Yahoo IE page visible.

That example is completely possible now. You don't even need the beta, as the current standard release includes all the functionality you need.

Open up AutoIt's help file, expand the section called "User Defined Functions," then expand the subsection called "IE Management," and check out some of the functions.

Too, be sure to check out the section on COM automation. Open the help, go to the "Search" tab, and search for "COM Reference." There's a wealth of information there.

-S

Edited September 15, 2006 by Locodarwin

[mark2004]

Depend on the COM component you are using, but in general, yes, that is whole purpose of having a COM interface.

If you need any more help, you need to detail what COM component you plan to use.

Thanks Stumpii.

I gave that simple example to illustrate a COM component that everyone could relate to and have access to. I think if I could see a simple example of a script that does something along these lines, it would point

me in the right direction. I tend to learn so much quicker by seeing simple examples before I dive into

the theory and documentation. Kind of gives me a good reference to help the theory make sense......anyway, I guess I have some reading to do. I will get there one way or the other!! This is such a powerful tool. I can't wait to master it.

Mark

[CWorks]

you should take a look at this

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=32391

[mark2004]

Thats exactly what I was looking for!!!! very impressive script and it seems to do approximately what I'm looking to learn.

I'll go over it along with the documentation for COM.

Thanks again.