On Wed, 9 May 2001 13:30:02 -0500, "Adam Frielink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Issues: I can access the Application Object and the Report Object
>underneath it. The OpenReport method executes properly (I am assuming) but
>returns the 'Retrying default method a C:\per\site\lib\Win32\OLE\Lite.pm
>line 156." Defining the $CrystalReport variable is successful as my print
>statement displays the hash. After that, I get an error stating that "Can't
No, it is not successful! You are displaying the $Crystal value, *not*
the $CrystalReport value. Please run your script with "perl -w" to get
better error messages from Win32::OLE!
>call method "FormulaFieldDefinitions" on an undefined value at test1.pl line
>26."
>
>Then my exit code executes normally...
>
>Since FormulaFieldDefinitions is a Collection Object, I know I need to use
>Enum. But, I cannot even define a reference to that object, so, I can't
>Enum it.
>
>Does anyone have a simple pointer they could throw my way?
>
>
>***************
>use Win32::OLE;
>use Win32::OLE::Lite;
You should never need to "use" this module explicitly!
>use Win32::OLE::Const;
>use Win32::OLE::Enum;
>use Cwd;
>
>$current_dir = cwd;
>
> $Class = "CrystalRuntime.Application";
> $File = "$current_dir/SALES.RPT";
>
> $Crystal = Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject( $Class );
> if( ! $Crystal ) {
> $Crystal = new Win32::OLE( $Class, \&QuitCrystal )
> || die "Could not create an OLE '$Class' object";
> }
>
>
>
>print "Before Attempt to open\n$File\n";
>
> $Crystal->OpenReport( $File );
> my $CrystalReport = $Crystal->Report;
> print "CrystalReport: $Crystal Report\n\n";
^
The blank above is throwing you off. You are printing the wrong variable!
>
> my $CrystalReportFFD = $CrystalReport->FormulaFieldDefinitions();
> print "Crystal Report FFD: $CrystalReportFFD\n\n";
> my $CYear = $CrystalReportFFD->Value;
>
> print "$CYear\n\n";
>
>sub QuitCrystal {
> my $ComObject = shift;
> print "Quitting " . $ComObject . "\n";
> $ComObject->Quit();
>}
>********************
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