Win32ole question - how to get handle on currently running app?

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I need to process a bunch of word files using win32ole.

word = WIN32OLE.new('word.application')

starts a new word application instance each time it executes. Is there a way
to get a hold of the currently running word app, if any?

Thanks.

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Use the connect method in place of the new method:

  word = WIN32OLE.connect('word.application')

itsme213 wrote:

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I need to process a bunch of word files using win32ole.

word = WIN32OLE.new('word.application')

starts a new word application instance each time it executes. Is there a way
to get a hold of the currently running word app, if any?

Thanks.

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How would you choose between a number of different running instances of an
application?

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On 3/11/06, david.mullet@gmail.com <david.mullet@gmail.com> wrote:

Use the connect method in place of the new method:

  word = WIN32OLE.connect('word.application')

itsme213 wrote:
> I need to process a bunch of word files using win32ole.
>
> word = WIN32OLE.new('word.application')
>
> starts a new word application instance each time it executes. Is there a
way
> to get a hold of the currently running word app, if any?
>
> Thanks.

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You could use the WIN32OLE.connect method with the path and filename of
the open document in place of the ProgID:

xlWorkbook = WIN32OLE.connect('c:\SomeFolder\SomeFile.xls')

I have only tested this with Excel, but it should also work to obtain a
Word document object.

Mully