I'm running WinXP/SP2 and Ruby 1.8.2. I tried the sample below from The
Ruby Way,2nd ed., with modified HTML (which I tested independently).
When I run it in a Command Window, I get:
K:\_Projects\Ruby\_Ruby_Techniques\Win32Ole>TestingOleWithHtml.rb
K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Ruby_Techniques/Win32Ole/TestingOleWithHtml.rb:22:in
`method_missing': document (WIN32OLERuntimeError)
OLE error code:80004005 in <Unknown>
<No Description>
HRESULT error code:0x80020009
Exception occurred. from
K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Ruby_Techniques/Win32Ole/TestingOleWithHtml.rb:22
Any ideas?
Thanks in Advance,
Richard
# Source: The Ruby Way, 2nd ed., pg. 585
require "win32ole"
msg = "Hello, World"
html = <<EOF
<html>
<head>
<title>Hello, World</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1><center>My "Hello, World" Demo</center></h1>
<p>
<h2><center>Not much of a demo, eh?</center></h2>
</body>
</html>
EOF
ie = WIN32OLE.new("InternetExplorer.Application")
ie.document.open # <====
Line 22
ie.document.write html
ie.document.close
Is your default homepage a blank page? I think this might be a problem. Set
your default page to something else or try putting "ie.gohome" or "
ie.navigate("http://nlsmith.com")" before the ie.document.open. Then you'll
have a document object to work with.
Try navigating to a page before writing to the Document object. The
code below worked for me...
ie = WIN32OLE.new("InternetExplorer.Application")
ie.Visible = 1
ie.Navigate('about:blank')
sleep(1) while ie.ReadyState != 4
ie.Document.open
ie.Document.write html
ie.Document.close
sleep 5
quit
Hope that helps.
Mully
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On Jan 23, 4:51 pm, "Richard" <RichardDummyMailbox58...@USComputerGurus.com> wrote:
Hi,
I'm running WinXP/SP2 and Ruby 1.8.2. I tried the sample below from The
Ruby Way,2nd ed., with modified HTML (which I tested independently).
When I run it in a Command Window, I get:
K:\_Projects\Ruby\_Ruby_Techniques\Win32Ole>TestingOleWithHtml.rb
K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Ruby_Techniques/Win32Ole/TestingOleWithHtml.rb:22:in
`method_missing': document (WIN32OLERuntimeError)
OLE error code:80004005 in <Unknown>
<No Description>
HRESULT error code:0x80020009
Exception occurred. from
K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Ruby_Techniques/Win32Ole/TestingOleWithHtml.rb:22
Any ideas?
Thanks in Advance,
Richard
# Source: The Ruby Way, 2nd ed., pg. 585
require "win32ole"
msg = "Hello, World"
html = <<EOF
<html>
<head>
<title>Hello, World</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1><center>My "Hello, World" Demo</center></h1>
<p>
<h2><center>Not much of a demo, eh?</center></h2>
</body>
</html>
EOF
ie = WIN32OLE.new("InternetExplorer.Application")
ie.document.open # <====
Line 22
ie.document.write html
ie.document.close
Your technique worked perfectly. I was disappointed by my system's
performance, however.
I used a .rbw extension to avoid the creation of a temporary Command
Window. Is there a simple approach to putting up a graphical progress
bar that:
-- loops while checking to see whether the IE window had opened yet;
and
-- closes when the IE window is displayed?
Best wishes,
Richard
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On Jan 23, 7:04 pm, "mully" <david.mul...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Jan 23, 4:51 pm, "Richard" > > > > <RichardDummyMailbox58...@USComputerGurus.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm running WinXP/SP2 and Ruby 1.8.2. I tried the sample below from The
> Ruby Way,2nd ed., with modified HTML (which I tested independently).
> When I run it in a Command Window, I get:
> K:\_Projects\Ruby\_Ruby_Techniques\Win32Ole>TestingOleWithHtml.rb
> K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Ruby_Techniques/Win32Ole/TestingOleWithHtml.rb:22:in
> `method_missing': document (WIN32OLERuntimeError)
> OLE error code:80004005 in <Unknown>
> <No Description>
> HRESULT error code:0x80020009
> Exception occurred. from
> K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Ruby_Techniques/Win32Ole/TestingOleWithHtml.rb:22
> Any ideas?
> Thanks in Advance,
> Richard
> # Source: The Ruby Way, 2nd ed., pg. 585
> require "win32ole"
> msg = "Hello, World"
> html = <<EOF
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Hello, World</title>
> </head>
> <body>
> <h1><center>My "Hello, World" Demo</center></h1>
> <p>
> <h2><center>Not much of a demo, eh?</center></h2>
> </body>
> </html>
> EOF
That sped it up a lot. Of course, a couple of test runs doesn't prove
much, e.g. my virus checker might have been running unattended in
background yesterday.
Nevertheless, this is a useful technique for me.
Again, many thanks.
Richard
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On Jan 24, 8:42 pm, "mully" <david.mul...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Jan 23, 10:50 pm, "Richard" > > <RichardDummyMailbox58...@USComputerGurus.com> wrote:
> Hi David,
> Your technique worked perfectly. I was disappointed by my system's
> performance, however.Richard-