Class Methods

Returns a new WIN32OLE_TYPELIB object.

The first argument typelib specifies OLE type library name or GUID or OLE library file. The second argument is major version or version of the type library. The third argument is minor version. The second argument and third argument are optional. If the first argument is type library name, then the second and third argument are ignored.

tlib1 = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
tlib2 = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('{00020813-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}')
tlib3 = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('{00020813-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}', 1.3)
tlib4 = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('{00020813-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}', 1, 3)
tlib5 = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new("C:\\WINNT\\SYSTEM32\\SHELL32.DLL")
puts tlib1.name  # -> 'Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library'
puts tlib2.name  # -> 'Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library'
puts tlib3.name  # -> 'Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library'
puts tlib4.name  # -> 'Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library'
puts tlib5.name  # -> 'Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation'
WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.typelibs

Returns the array of WIN32OLE_TYPELIB object.

tlibs = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.typelibs
Instance Methods

Returns guid string which specifies type library.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
guid = tlib.guid # -> '{00020813-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}'

Returns the type library name with class name.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
tlib.inspect # => "<#WIN32OLE_TYPELIB:Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library>"

Returns library name. If the method fails to access library name, WIN32OLERuntimeError is raised.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
tlib.library_name # => Excel

Returns the type library major version.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
puts tlib.major_version # -> 1

Returns the type library minor version.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
puts tlib.minor_version # -> 3

Returns the type library name.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
name = tlib.name # -> 'Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library'

Returns the type library file path.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
classes = tlib.ole_types.collect{|k| k.name} # -> ['AddIn', 'AddIns' ...]

Returns the type library file path.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
puts tlib.path #-> 'C:\...\EXCEL9.OLB'
An alias for name

Returns the type library version.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
puts tlib.version #-> "1.3"

Returns true if the type library information is not hidden. If wLibFlags of TLIBATTR is 0 or LIBFLAG_FRESTRICTED or LIBFLAG_FHIDDEN, the method returns false, otherwise, returns true. If the method fails to access the TLIBATTR information, then WIN32OLERuntimeError is raised.

tlib = WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library')
tlib.visible? # => true