Re: ADA Excel API

[Frank Piron <empty@zero.nil>]

Am Wed, 22 Jun 2005 03:29:18 -0500 schrieb <tmoran@acm.org>:

>> Run bindcom e.g. on XL5EN32.olb
> results in:
> GNATCOM.ERRORS.COM_ERROR
> HRESULT (2147654730) : Error loading type library/DLL.

If i remember right, i got this error too in one of my attempts. But after 
rebuilding GNATCOM all worked fine.

> I ran a different Ada binding generator on XL5EN32.OLB and it ran to
> completion.  I also ran both on EXCEL9.OLB, where both generated
> partial results before complaining and quiting.
>
> Is there a naming convention or something or how should a person
> learn that excel's tlb is named XL5EN32.OLB?  That's not very obvious.

Agreed. I scanned the office directory for all kinds of type libraries and 
found it. The MS-Poets excel themselves in creativity.
BTW: Does anybody know what the EXCEL acronym means?

Frank piron