COM_methodCall_()

Synopsis

Invokes the method "name" on the COM Object with IDispatch pointer disp passing args as the arguments. Returns the Any as a returned value of the COM method.

Syntax

COM_methodCall_ ( serverHandle As User, _
                   Name As String, Optional reuseID As String = "", _
                   Optional checkArguments? As Boolean = False, _
                   ... args As Any ) As Any 

Name	Type	Description
serverHandle	User	IDispatch pointer
Name	String	Method name
reuseID	String	Optional; obsolete; default is "".
checkArguments?	Boolean	Optional; checks the validity of the arguments if True ; default is False .
args	Any	Optional; additional arguments for the method.

Example 1

Saves the workbook in Excel

COM_methodCall_(workbook, "Save") 

Example 2

Moves the Inventor Window to the specified position

Method moveInventorWindow( top As Integer, left As Integer, height As Integer, width As Integer) 
    Dim inventor As User = COM_connectRunningServer_("Inventor.Application")
    COM_methodCall_( inventor, "Move", top, left, height, width) 
    COM_releaseDispatch_( inventor)
    Return displayName
End Method