BTW, class # 16 (when I did a quick search), seems to include a discussion of getObject().
Hth, Chip From: Chip Orange [mailto:lists3...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 6:52 AM To: gw-scripting@gwmicro.com Subject: RE: GetObject syntax / function Hi Jonathan, There's a trick to use of GetObject(); it does have two parameters, but the first parameter should not be a null string, but should be omitted entirely if what you want is to obtain a pointer to any currently running copy of this application object (see my Word Advanced Features app, which does this, rather than start up a second copy of Word). For instance: Set WordApp = getObject(, "word.application") Then, if it ends up returning nothing, you can then use CreateObject() to start the application. As Steve says, this is standard VBScript, so you can search the internet for all information on it. Hth, Chip From: Jonathan C. Cohn [mailto:jon.c.c...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2014 7:22 AM To: gw-scripting@gwmicro.com Subject: GetObject syntax / function I am having issues reproducing a GetObject() command I am using in a JAWS script to work in WindowEyes. In JAWS GetObject(R"eflection.Session"). Note that in JAWS this takes just one argument. After invoking this command I can act directly with the scriptable objects of the current session. In VBS with WindowEyes the GetObject requires two parameters, where the second parameter appears to be equivalent to the parameter that JAWS uses. If I use a null string for the first parameter then Reflection creates a new hidden window. If I use the path of the Reflections settings file then I get a new session to the host. If I leave the first parameter completely blank, I get back an ActiveX error. What am I missing here? Thanks in advance for any hints.Best wishes, Jonathan
