> Your COM wrapper code probably behaves differently because the error is > not evoked at the very top level. Note that `seq` (and hence ($!)) only > force evaluation to "weak head normal form", which essentially means only > enough to determine the top-level constructor. You may need to evaluate > more deeply. Check out `DeepSeq` > (http://haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/2001-August/001586.html) and/or > "strategies" > (http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg09543/Strategi es.lhs).
DeepSeq fixed it in one go. Brilliant! Many thanks for the help. My COM object now appears to be unreasonably solid regardless of what I throw at it. :) Sarah _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
