World: r3wp

i've download abiword because my office don't have the engish dictionary 
:) i corrected some errors http://www.geocities.com/benjaminmaggi/doc/comlib.html

and the plain text version is here http://www.geocities.com/benjaminmaggi/doc/com4rebol.txt

exaptionThrown -< exceptionThrown

retriveObject -> retrieveObject 

that is. if you wish to use the correct spelling.

yes i've to change all that in the examples, it will take some time 
... :(  and it will generate some erros im shure

better to get it all right now ...

yes

Today's roadmap: make an exel example, almost done, not using safearray 
:( 

WMI, i need to write a couple of function in the C source, also i 
need to make a "foreach" custom function in order to work with collections 
a bit hard i any one have some ideas....

I found some problems when i try to use windows WMI so i added a 
couple of functions and update the wrapper, exel examples are now 
working well the source is http://www.geocities.com/benjaminmaggi/data/COMLib_Exel_exmp.zip

Tested some WMI found some leacks but the thing worked well, 2 new 
functions added enumerate (start a collection) and enumNextObject 
to retrieve net object in a collection (Many COM object uses collection 
so it whas a top ten upgrade) im uploading the new sources soon i 
need to upgrade the doc too !

That's very impressive Benjamin.

You should announce this project on the mailing list as well .. I'm 
sure that there will be a lot of interest.  This channel isn't web-public.

on rebol.org ?

no, the mailing list.

this is a G R E A T lib !!!! ^________^

thanks, im now working on the documentation the other big half missing 
:)

tutorial: using word tables: http://www.geocities.com/benjaminmaggi/doc/word_tables.htm

also im thinking about XPCOM i found it to be a more open technology 
approved by many companies and products, adding support for this 
technlogy would be great and the sources are out there for free.

where's docs on xpcom?

Ahh.. so this would be cross platform?

So, xpcom can be used to control mozilla.

yes in a sense,  pekr i think pointed out this article http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/co-xpcom.html
a good read !

BTW: I'm currently the excel dialect Gregg and I made to COMLib. 
Works good so far.

currently = currently porting

those are good news, btw im going to make a program for those who 
dont have rebol/pro, using a TCP port, just like i've see in other 
projects, if any one can point me to some sources it would be great.

You could do the tcp it in /pro? encap what you have know, together 
with handling of tcp? Then free rebols can contact.

Job for rugby or beer.

most rebol users have the plain rebol/view it would be nice to offer 
this lib to them too the best solution i found is to create a program 
to serve the comlib function via tcp

if any one can point me to some sources it would be great.

 what sources? i thought you wanted to write the proxy in another 
 language.

i have to do it that whay

But thinking more, i guess you planned to offer an encapped rebol-proxy.

i dont have the sdk :(

Oh. a real plain /pro? But sure somebody else can encap? Just build 
a tcp-proxy and they encap it?

i saw some examples using this technique R2Win  - version 1.5.1  
J. Colineau used for topwindows.r

(dont have all that office-stuff for testing. Hmm, are there fre 
programms which i could use?

i think Graham encap it

R2Win Colineau
 gives some googles, but all links are death. cache too.

yes links are dead :(

well im going to start by scrach

i whant to finish the doc first

I can ask Jocko (Joseph Colineau) for its R2Win stuff, if you like 
?

IMO if people really have a use for this COM stuff (which is by using 
dialects on top of it), I think it's OK for them to get a /Pro version. 
If it's of value than $99 isn't that much.

I have rhe SDK and Rugby: want me to build it for you?

The available format specifies should be added to the docs.

the sources are in the links, it would be great to have it encaped

how about a free encap service? :-)

What's the problem? Get the SDK and sponsor RT a bit for their work.

If it's of value to you the deal is very fair.

I think the discussion is how to provide com support for those without 
/Pro.

robert, some of us just can't afford the SDK yet, but if there was 
an RT service that would let you encap an application for 5$, I might 
use it.

that would be too much work ...

would it? maybe there could be a range of services you could use 
for a small fee. If RT were to have more income, I think such services 
would be worth looking at.