Re: The behavior of Win32::OLE->new

You want a new instance of IE every time it runs, right?

Instead of Win32::OLE->new(), what you want to use is CreateObject, like so:

my $ie = Win32::OLE->CreateObject('InternetExplorer.Application', 'Qui
+t')
    or die "Can't start IE", Win32::OLE::LastError();
[download]

$ie in each script will reference its own instance of IE.

Update: According to Win32::OLE docs, new and CreateObject are equivalent. You should be getting a new instance of ie with each run.

Comment on Re: The behavior of Win32::OLE->new Select or Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Re: The behavior of Win32::OLE->new by marynella (Novice) on Nov 20, 2003 at 12:21 UTC
If instead of `Win32::OLE->new()`, I use `CreateObject` my problem is not solved. Thanks any way for the advice	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: The behavior of Win32::OLE->new by jsprat (Curate) on Nov 20, 2003 at 16:47 UTC
Hmm. On Win2K/IE6 and Win98/IE5.5, both l3nz snippet and mine work for me, and you don't have Windows Script Host. What version of Windows and IE are you running?	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Re: The behavior of Win32::OLE->new by marynella (Novice) on Nov 21, 2003 at 10:11 UTC
I have WinXP Profesional/IE6.0. I don't need just 2 windows(IE) to be opened. More: each IE to run in a diffrent process.(when you look in Taskmng you should see 2 IE). l3nz's solution solves this problem but added a new problem: How I close IE when I've done with it? witch I've solved using JavaScript in the file opened in IE. I've Install Windows Script Host and I still get this error: `Can't start ShellWin32::OLE(0.17) error 0x80040154: "Class not registered"` Thanks.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The behavior of Win32::OLE->new by jsprat (Curate) on Nov 24, 2003 at 01:40 UTC
Re: Re: Re: The behavior of Win32::OLE->new by meredith (Friar) on Nov 20, 2003 at 13:57 UTC
Is it possible this is related to the "Reuse windows when launching shortcuts" option? In the Internet Options control panel, look in the Advanced tab. Since the ShellExec of a .url file basically does the same thing you're doing, this may have an effect on your problem. `mhoward - at - hattmoward.org`	[reply]


Perl Monk, Perl Meditation
	PerlMonks