Fix warnings for the OSX WebKit backend.

[wxWidgets.git] / src / msw / ole / automtn.cpp

diff --git a/src/msw/ole/automtn.cpp b/src/msw/ole/automtn.cpp
index 2a64cb87c15ecc754f493be01101485be1eb7bfe..12a46ffcad35495faff534e8a4442cfafda588ec 100644 (file)
--- a/src/msw/ole/automtn.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/ole/automtn.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

-// Name:        automtn.cpp
+// Name:        src/msw/ole/automtn.cpp

 // Purpose:     OLE automation utilities
 // Author:      Julian Smart
 // Modified by:
 // Purpose:     OLE automation utilities
 // Author:      Julian Smart
 // Modified by:


@@ -13,21 +13,24 @@
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 #if defined(__BORLANDC__)
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 #if defined(__BORLANDC__)

-#pragma hdrstop
+    #pragma hdrstop

 #endif
 
 #endif
 

-#include "wx/defs.h"
-
-// Watcom C++ gives a linker error if this is compiled in.

 // With Borland C++, all samples crash if this is compiled in.
 // With Borland C++, all samples crash if this is compiled in.

-#if wxUSE_OLE && !(defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ < 0x520)) && !defined(__CYGWIN10__)
+#if (defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ < 0x520)) || defined(__CYGWIN10__)
+    #undef wxUSE_OLE_AUTOMATION
+    #define wxUSE_OLE_AUTOMATION 0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef WX_PRECOMP
+    #include "wx/log.h"
+    #include "wx/math.h"
+#endif

 
 #define _FORCENAMELESSUNION
 
 #define _FORCENAMELESSUNION

-#include "wx/log.h"

 #include "wx/msw/private.h"
 #include "wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h"
 #include "wx/msw/ole/automtn.h"
 #include "wx/msw/private.h"
 #include "wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h"
 #include "wx/msw/ole/automtn.h"

-#include "wx/math.h"

 
 #ifdef __WXWINCE__
 #include "wx/msw/wince/time.h"
 
 #ifdef __WXWINCE__
 #include "wx/msw/wince/time.h"


@@ -49,15 +52,18 @@
 
 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
 #include "wx/datetime.h"
 
 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
 #include "wx/datetime.h"

-#endif // wxUSE_TIMEDATE
+#endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
+
+#if wxUSE_OLE_AUTOMATION

 
 

-static void ClearVariant(VARIANTARG *pvarg) ;
-static void ReleaseVariant(VARIANTARG *pvarg) ;
-// static void ShowException(LPOLESTR szMember, HRESULT hr, EXCEPINFO *pexcep, unsigned int uiArgErr);
+// Report an OLE error when calling the specified method to the user via wxLog.
+static void
+ShowException(const wxString& member,
+              HRESULT hr,
+              EXCEPINFO *pexcep = NULL,
+              unsigned int uiArgErr = 0);

 
 

-/*
- * wxAutomationObject
- */
+// wxAutomationObject

 
 wxAutomationObject::wxAutomationObject(WXIDISPATCH* dispatchPtr)
 {
 
 wxAutomationObject::wxAutomationObject(WXIDISPATCH* dispatchPtr)
 {


@@ -82,15 +88,12 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
     if (!m_dispatchPtr)
         return false;
 
     if (!m_dispatchPtr)
         return false;
 

-    // nonConstMember is necessary because the wxString class doesn't have enough consts...
-    wxString nonConstMember(member);
-
-    int ch = nonConstMember.Find('.');
+    int ch = member.Find('.');

     if (ch != -1)
     {
         // Use dot notation to get the next object
     if (ch != -1)
     {
         // Use dot notation to get the next object

-        wxString member2(nonConstMember.Left((size_t) ch));
-        wxString rest(nonConstMember.Right(nonConstMember.Length() - ch - 1));
+        wxString member2(member.Left((size_t) ch));
+        wxString rest(member.Right(member.length() - ch - 1));

         wxAutomationObject obj;
         if (!GetObject(obj, member2))
             return false;
         wxAutomationObject obj;
         if (!GetObject(obj, member2))
             return false;


@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
     }
 
     VARIANTARG vReturn;
     }
 
     VARIANTARG vReturn;

-    ClearVariant(& vReturn);
+    VariantInit(& vReturn);

 
     VARIANTARG* vReturnPtr = & vReturn;
 
 
     VARIANTARG* vReturnPtr = & vReturn;
 


@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
     int namedArgCount = 0;
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < noArgs; i++)
     int namedArgCount = 0;
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < noArgs; i++)

-        if (!INVOKEARG(i).GetName().IsNull())
+        if ( !INVOKEARG(i).GetName().empty() )

         {
             namedArgCount ++;
         }
         {
             namedArgCount ++;
         }


@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
     int j = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < namedArgCount; i++)
     {
     int j = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < namedArgCount; i++)
     {

-        if (!INVOKEARG(i).GetName().IsNull())
+        if ( !INVOKEARG(i).GetName().empty() )

         {
             argNames[(namedArgCount-j)] = wxConvertStringToOle(INVOKEARG(i).GetName());
             j ++;
         {
             argNames[(namedArgCount-j)] = wxConvertStringToOle(INVOKEARG(i).GetName());
             j ++;


@@ -134,7 +137,6 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
     HRESULT hr;
     DISPPARAMS dispparams;
     unsigned int uiArgErr;
     HRESULT hr;
     DISPPARAMS dispparams;
     unsigned int uiArgErr;

-    EXCEPINFO excep;

 
     // Get the IDs for the member and its arguments.  GetIDsOfNames expects the
     // member name as the first name, followed by argument names (if any).
 
     // Get the IDs for the member and its arguments.  GetIDsOfNames expects the
     // member name as the first name, followed by argument names (if any).


@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
                                 1 + namedArgCount, LOCALE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT, dispIds);
     if (FAILED(hr))
     {
                                 1 + namedArgCount, LOCALE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT, dispIds);
     if (FAILED(hr))
     {

-//        ShowException(szMember, hr, NULL, 0);
+        ShowException(member, hr);

         delete[] argNames;
         delete[] dispIds;
         return false;
         delete[] argNames;
         delete[] dispIds;
         return false;


@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
     {
         namedArgCount = 1;
         dispIds[1] = DISPID_PROPERTYPUT;
     {
         namedArgCount = 1;
         dispIds[1] = DISPID_PROPERTYPUT;

-        vReturnPtr = (VARIANTARG*) NULL;
+        vReturnPtr = NULL;

     }
 
     // Convert the wxVariants to VARIANTARGs
     }
 
     // Convert the wxVariants to VARIANTARGs


@@ -176,7 +178,8 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
     dispparams.cArgs = noArgs;
     dispparams.cNamedArgs = namedArgCount;
 
     dispparams.cArgs = noArgs;
     dispparams.cNamedArgs = namedArgCount;
 

-    excep.pfnDeferredFillIn = NULL;
+    EXCEPINFO excep;
+    wxZeroMemory(excep);

 
     hr = ((IDispatch*)m_dispatchPtr)->Invoke(dispIds[0], IID_NULL, LOCALE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT,
                         (WORD)action, &dispparams, vReturnPtr, &excep, &uiArgErr);
 
     hr = ((IDispatch*)m_dispatchPtr)->Invoke(dispIds[0], IID_NULL, LOCALE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT,
                         (WORD)action, &dispparams, vReturnPtr, &excep, &uiArgErr);


@@ -189,13 +192,13 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
     delete[] dispIds;
 
     for (i = 0; i < noArgs; i++)
     delete[] dispIds;
 
     for (i = 0; i < noArgs; i++)

-        ReleaseVariant(& oleArgs[i]) ;
+        VariantClear(& oleArgs[i]) ;

     delete[] oleArgs;
 
     if (FAILED(hr))
     {
         // display the exception information if appropriate:
     delete[] oleArgs;
 
     if (FAILED(hr))
     {
         // display the exception information if appropriate:

-//        ShowException((const char*) member, hr, &excep, uiArgErr);
+        ShowException(member, hr, &excep, uiArgErr);

 
         // free exception structure information
         SysFreeString(excep.bstrSource);
 
         // free exception structure information
         SysFreeString(excep.bstrSource);


@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
         SysFreeString(excep.bstrHelpFile);
 
         if (vReturnPtr)
         SysFreeString(excep.bstrHelpFile);
 
         if (vReturnPtr)

-            ReleaseVariant(vReturnPtr);
+            VariantClear(vReturnPtr);

         return false;
     }
     else
         return false;
     }
     else


@@ -215,9 +218,9 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::Invoke(const wxString& member, int action,
             // Mustn't release the dispatch pointer
             if (vReturn.vt == VT_DISPATCH)
             {
             // Mustn't release the dispatch pointer
             if (vReturn.vt == VT_DISPATCH)
             {

-                vReturn.pdispVal = (IDispatch*) NULL;
+                vReturn.pdispVal = NULL;

             }
             }

-            ReleaseVariant(& vReturn);
+            VariantClear(& vReturn);

         }
     }
     return true;
         }
     }
     return true;


@@ -435,7 +438,7 @@ WXIDISPATCH* wxAutomationObject::GetDispatchProperty(const wxString& property, i
         }
     }
 
         }
     }
 

-    return (WXIDISPATCH*) NULL;
+    return NULL;

 }
 
 // Uses DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET
 }
 
 // Uses DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET


@@ -453,7 +456,7 @@ WXIDISPATCH* wxAutomationObject::GetDispatchProperty(const wxString& property, i
         }
     }
 
         }
     }
 

-    return (WXIDISPATCH*) NULL;
+    return NULL;

 }
 
 
 }
 
 


@@ -483,451 +486,181 @@ bool wxAutomationObject::GetObject(wxAutomationObject& obj, const wxString& prop
         return false;
 }
 
         return false;
 }
 

-// Get a dispatch pointer from the current object associated
-// with a class id
-bool wxAutomationObject::GetInstance(const wxString& classId) const
+namespace

 {
 {

-    if (m_dispatchPtr)
-        return false;

 
 

-    CLSID clsId;
-    IUnknown * pUnk = NULL;
-
-    wxBasicString unicodeName(classId.mb_str());
-
-    if (FAILED(CLSIDFromProgID((BSTR) unicodeName, &clsId)))
-    {
-        wxLogWarning(wxT("Cannot obtain CLSID from ProgID"));
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (FAILED(GetActiveObject(clsId, NULL, &pUnk)))
+HRESULT wxCLSIDFromProgID(const wxString& progId, CLSID& clsId)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = CLSIDFromProgID(wxBasicString(progId), &clsId);
+    if ( FAILED(hr) )

     {
     {

-        wxLogWarning(wxT("Cannot find an active object"));
-        return false;
+        wxLogSysError(hr, _("Failed to find CLSID of \"%s\""), progId);

     }
     }

+    return hr;
+}

 
 

-    if (pUnk->QueryInterface(IID_IDispatch, (LPVOID*) &m_dispatchPtr) != S_OK)
+void *DoCreateInstance(const wxString& progId, const CLSID& clsId)
+{
+    // get the server IDispatch interface
+    //
+    // NB: using CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER results in failure when getting
+    //     Automation interface for Microsoft Office applications so don't use
+    //     CLSCTX_ALL which includes it
+    void *pDispatch = NULL;
+    HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(clsId, NULL, CLSCTX_SERVER,
+                                  IID_IDispatch, &pDispatch);
+    if (FAILED(hr))

     {
     {

-        wxLogWarning(wxT("Cannot find IDispatch interface"));
-        return false;
+        wxLogSysError(hr, _("Failed to create an instance of \"%s\""), progId);
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     }
 

-    return true;
+    return pDispatch;

 }
 
 }
 

-// Get a dispatch pointer from a new object associated
-// with the given class id
-bool wxAutomationObject::CreateInstance(const wxString& classId) const
+} // anonymous namespace
+
+// Get a dispatch pointer from the current object associated
+// with a ProgID
+bool wxAutomationObject::GetInstance(const wxString& progId, int flags) const

 {
     if (m_dispatchPtr)
         return false;
 
     CLSID clsId;
 {
     if (m_dispatchPtr)
         return false;
 
     CLSID clsId;

-
-    wxBasicString unicodeName(classId.mb_str());
-
-    if (FAILED(CLSIDFromProgID((BSTR) unicodeName, &clsId)))
-    {
-        wxLogWarning(wxT("Cannot obtain CLSID from ProgID"));
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // start a new copy of Excel, grab the IDispatch interface
-    if (FAILED(CoCreateInstance(clsId, NULL, CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, IID_IDispatch, (void**)&m_dispatchPtr)))
-    {
-        wxLogWarning(wxT("Cannot start an instance of this class."));
+    HRESULT hr = wxCLSIDFromProgID(progId, clsId);
+    if (FAILED(hr))

         return false;
         return false;

-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-
-bool wxConvertVariantToOle(const wxVariant& variant, VARIANTARG& oleVariant)
-{
-    ClearVariant(&oleVariant);
-    if (variant.IsNull())
-    {
-        oleVariant.vt = VT_NULL;
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    wxString type(variant.GetType());

 
 

-
-    if (type == wxT("long"))
-    {
-        oleVariant.vt = VT_I4;
-        oleVariant.lVal = variant.GetLong() ;
-    }
-    // cVal not always present
-#ifndef __GNUWIN32__
-    else if (type == wxT("char"))
-    {
-        oleVariant.vt=VT_I1;            // Signed Char
-        oleVariant.cVal=variant.GetChar();
-    }
-#endif
-    else if (type == wxT("double"))
-    {
-        oleVariant.vt = VT_R8;
-        oleVariant.dblVal = variant.GetDouble();
-    }
-    else if (type == wxT("bool"))
-    {
-        oleVariant.vt = VT_BOOL;
-        // 'bool' required for VC++ 4 apparently
-#if (defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ <= 1000))
-        oleVariant.bool = variant.GetBool();
-#else
-        oleVariant.boolVal = variant.GetBool();
-#endif
-    }
-    else if (type == wxT("string"))
-    {
-        wxString str( variant.GetString() );
-        oleVariant.vt = VT_BSTR;
-        oleVariant.bstrVal = wxConvertStringToOle(str);
-    }
-#if wxUSE_DATETIME
-    else if (type == wxT("datetime"))
-    {
-        wxDateTime date( variant.GetDateTime() );
-        oleVariant.vt = VT_DATE;
-        
-        long dosDateTime = date.GetAsDOS();
-        short dosDate = (dosDateTime & 0xFFFF0000) >> 16;
-        short dosTime = dosDateTime & 0xFFFF;
-        
-        DosDateTimeToVariantTime(dosDate, dosTime, & oleVariant.date);
-    }
-#endif
-    else if (type == wxT("void*"))
-    {
-        oleVariant.vt = VT_DISPATCH;
-        oleVariant.pdispVal = (IDispatch*) variant.GetVoidPtr();
-    }
-    else if (type == wxT("list") || type == wxT("stringlist"))
+    IUnknown *pUnk = NULL;
+    hr = GetActiveObject(clsId, NULL, &pUnk);
+    if (FAILED(hr))

     {
     {

-        oleVariant.vt = VT_VARIANT | VT_ARRAY;
-
-        SAFEARRAY *psa;
-        SAFEARRAYBOUND saBound;
-        VARIANTARG *pvargBase;
-        VARIANTARG *pvarg;
-        int i, j;
-
-        int iCount = variant.GetCount();
-
-        saBound.lLbound = 0;
-        saBound.cElements = iCount;
-
-        psa = SafeArrayCreate(VT_VARIANT, 1, &saBound);
-        if (psa == NULL)
-            return false;
-
-        SafeArrayAccessData(psa, (void**)&pvargBase);
-
-        pvarg = pvargBase;
-        for (i = 0; i < iCount; i++)
+        if ( flags & wxAutomationInstance_CreateIfNeeded )
+        {
+            const_cast<wxAutomationObject *>(this)->
+                m_dispatchPtr = DoCreateInstance(progId, clsId);
+            if ( m_dispatchPtr )
+                return true;
+        }
+        else

         {
         {

-            // copy each string in the list of strings
-            wxVariant eachVariant(variant[i]);
-            if (!wxConvertVariantToOle(eachVariant, * pvarg))
+            // Log an error except if we're supposed to fail silently when the
+            // error is that no current instance exists.
+            if ( hr != MK_E_UNAVAILABLE ||
+                    !(flags & wxAutomationInstance_SilentIfNone) )

             {
             {

-                // memory failure:  back out and free strings alloc'ed up to
-                // now, and then the array itself.
-                pvarg = pvargBase;
-                for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
-                {
-                    SysFreeString(pvarg->bstrVal);
-                    pvarg++;
-                }
-                SafeArrayDestroy(psa);
-                return false;
+                wxLogSysError(hr,
+                              _("Cannot get an active instance of \"%s\""),
+                              progId);

             }
             }

-            pvarg++;

         }
 
         }
 

-        SafeArrayUnaccessData(psa);
-
-        oleVariant.parray = psa;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        oleVariant.vt = VT_NULL;

         return false;
     }
         return false;
     }

-    return true;
-}
-
-#ifndef VT_TYPEMASK
-#define VT_TYPEMASK 0xfff
-#endif

 
 

-bool wxConvertOleToVariant(const VARIANTARG& oleVariant, wxVariant& variant)
-{
-    switch (oleVariant.vt & VT_TYPEMASK)
+    hr = pUnk->QueryInterface(IID_IDispatch, (LPVOID*) &m_dispatchPtr);
+    if (FAILED(hr))

     {
     {

-    case VT_BSTR:
-        {
-            wxString str(wxConvertStringFromOle(oleVariant.bstrVal));
-            variant = str;
-            break;
-        }
-    case VT_DATE:
-        {
-#if wxUSE_DATETIME
-            unsigned short dosDate = 0;
-            unsigned short dosTime = 0;
-            VariantTimeToDosDateTime(oleVariant.date, & dosDate, & dosTime);
-            
-            long dosDateTime = (dosDate << 16) || dosTime;
-            wxDateTime date;
-            date.SetFromDOS(dosDateTime);
-            variant = date;
-#endif
-            break;
-        }
-    case VT_I4:
-        {
-            variant = (long) oleVariant.lVal;
-            break;
-        }
-    case VT_I2:
-        {
-            variant = (long) oleVariant.iVal;
-            break;
-        }
-
-    case VT_BOOL:
-        {
-#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER <= 1000) && !defined(__MWERKS__) ) //GC
-#ifndef HAVE_BOOL // Can't use bool operator if no native bool type
-            variant = (long) (oleVariant.bool != 0);
-#else
-            variant = (bool) (oleVariant.bool != 0);
-#endif
-#else
-#ifndef HAVE_BOOL // Can't use bool operator if no native bool type
-            variant = (long) (oleVariant.boolVal != 0);
-#else
-            variant = (bool) (oleVariant.boolVal != 0);
-#endif
-#endif
-            break;
-        }
-    case VT_R8:
-        {
-            variant = oleVariant.dblVal;
-            break;
-        }
-    case VT_ARRAY:
-        {
-            variant.ClearList();
-
-            int cDims, cElements, i;
-            VARIANTARG* pvdata;
-
-            // Iterate the dimensions: number of elements is x*y*z
-            for (cDims = 0, cElements = 1;
-                cDims < oleVariant.parray->cDims; cDims ++)
-                    cElements *= oleVariant.parray->rgsabound[cDims].cElements;
-
-            // Get a pointer to the data
-            HRESULT hr = SafeArrayAccessData(oleVariant.parray, (void HUGEP* FAR*) & pvdata);
-            if (hr != NOERROR)
-                return false;
-            // Iterate the data.
-            for (i = 0; i < cElements; i++)
-            {
-                VARIANTARG& oleElement = pvdata[i];
-                wxVariant vElement;
-                if (!wxConvertOleToVariant(oleElement, vElement))
-                    return false;
-
-                variant.Append(vElement);
-            }
-            SafeArrayUnaccessData(oleVariant.parray);
-            break;
-        }
-    case VT_DISPATCH:
-        {
-            variant = (void*) oleVariant.pdispVal;
-            break;
-        }
-    case VT_NULL:
-        {
-            variant.MakeNull();
-            break;
-        }
-    case VT_EMPTY:
-        {
-            break;    // Ignore Empty Variant, used only during destruction of objects
-        }
-    default:
-        {
-            wxLogError(wxT("wxAutomationObject::ConvertOleToVariant: Unknown variant value type"));
-            return false;
-        }
+        wxLogSysError(hr,
+                      _("Failed to get OLE automation interface for \"%s\""),
+                      progId);
+        return false;

     }
     }

-    return true;
-}

 
 

-/*
- *  ClearVariant
- *
- *  Zeros a variant structure without regard to current contents
- */
-static void ClearVariant(VARIANTARG *pvarg)
-{
-    pvarg->vt = VT_EMPTY;
-    pvarg->wReserved1 = 0;
-    pvarg->wReserved2 = 0;
-    pvarg->wReserved3 = 0;
-    pvarg->lVal = 0;
+    return true;

 }
 
 }
 

-/*
- *  ReleaseVariant
- *
- *  Clears a particular variant structure and releases any external objects
- *  or memory contained in the variant.  Supports the data types listed above.
- */
-static void ReleaseVariant(VARIANTARG *pvarg)
+// Get a dispatch pointer from a new object associated
+// with the given ProgID
+bool wxAutomationObject::CreateInstance(const wxString& progId) const

 {
 {

-    VARTYPE vt;
-    VARIANTARG _huge *pvargArray;
-    long lLBound, lUBound, l;
-
-    vt = (VARTYPE)(pvarg->vt & 0xfff);        // mask off flags
-
-    // check if an array.  If so, free its contents, then the array itself.
-    if (V_ISARRAY(pvarg))
-    {
-        // variant arrays are all this routine currently knows about.  Since a
-        // variant can contain anything (even other arrays), call ourselves
-        // recursively.
-        if (vt == VT_VARIANT)
-        {
-            SafeArrayGetLBound(pvarg->parray, 1, &lLBound);
-            SafeArrayGetUBound(pvarg->parray, 1, &lUBound);
-
-            if (lUBound > lLBound)
-            {
-                lUBound -= lLBound;
-
-                SafeArrayAccessData(pvarg->parray, (void**)&pvargArray);
-
-                for (l = 0; l < lUBound; l++)
-                {
-                    ReleaseVariant(pvargArray);
-                    pvargArray++;
-                }
+    if (m_dispatchPtr)
+        return false;

 
 

-                SafeArrayUnaccessData(pvarg->parray);
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            wxLogWarning(wxT("ReleaseVariant: Array contains non-variant type"));
-        }
+    CLSID clsId;
+    HRESULT hr = wxCLSIDFromProgID(progId, clsId);
+    if (FAILED(hr))
+        return false;

 
 

-        // Free the array itself.
-        SafeArrayDestroy(pvarg->parray);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        switch (vt)
-        {
-            case VT_DISPATCH:
-                if (pvarg->pdispVal)
-                    pvarg->pdispVal->Release();
-                break;
-
-            case VT_BSTR:
-                SysFreeString(pvarg->bstrVal);
-                break;
-
-            case VT_I2:
-            case VT_BOOL:
-            case VT_R8:
-            case VT_ERROR:        // to avoid erroring on an error return from Excel
-                // no work for these types
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                wxLogWarning(wxT("ReleaseVariant: Unknown type"));
-                break;
-        }
-    }
+    const_cast<wxAutomationObject *>(this)->
+        m_dispatchPtr = DoCreateInstance(progId, clsId);

 
 

-    ClearVariant(pvarg);
+    return m_dispatchPtr != NULL;

 }
 
 }
 

-#if 0
-
-void ShowException(LPOLESTR szMember, HRESULT hr, EXCEPINFO *pexcep, unsigned int uiArgErr)
+static void
+ShowException(const wxString& member,
+              HRESULT hr,
+              EXCEPINFO *pexcep,
+              unsigned int uiArgErr)

 {
 {

-    TCHAR szBuf[512];
-
+    wxString message;

     switch (GetScode(hr))
     {
         case DISP_E_UNKNOWNNAME:
     switch (GetScode(hr))
     {
         case DISP_E_UNKNOWNNAME:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: Unknown name or named argument.", szMember);
+            message = _("Unknown name or named argument.");

             break;
 
         case DISP_E_BADPARAMCOUNT:
             break;
 
         case DISP_E_BADPARAMCOUNT:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: Incorrect number of arguments.", szMember);
+            message = _("Incorrect number of arguments.");

             break;
 
         case DISP_E_EXCEPTION:
             break;
 
         case DISP_E_EXCEPTION:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: Error %d: ", szMember, pexcep->wCode);
-            if (pexcep->bstrDescription != NULL)
-                lstrcat(szBuf, pexcep->bstrDescription);
+            if ( pexcep )
+            {
+                if ( pexcep->bstrDescription )
+                    message << pexcep->bstrDescription << wxS(" ");
+                message += wxString::Format(wxS("error code %u"), pexcep->wCode);
+            }

             else
             else

-                lstrcat(szBuf, L"<<No Description>>");
+            {
+                message = _("Unknown exception");
+            }

             break;
 
         case DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND:
             break;
 
         case DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: method or property not found.", szMember);
+            message = _("Method or property not found.");

             break;
 
         case DISP_E_OVERFLOW:
             break;
 
         case DISP_E_OVERFLOW:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: Overflow while coercing argument values.", szMember);
+            message = _("Overflow while coercing argument values.");

             break;
 
         case DISP_E_NONAMEDARGS:
             break;
 
         case DISP_E_NONAMEDARGS:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: Object implementation does not support named arguments.",
-                        szMember);
+            message = _("Object implementation does not support named arguments.");

             break;
 
         case DISP_E_UNKNOWNLCID:
             break;
 
         case DISP_E_UNKNOWNLCID:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: The locale ID is unknown.", szMember);
+            message = _("The locale ID is unknown.");

             break;
 
         case DISP_E_PARAMNOTOPTIONAL:
             break;
 
         case DISP_E_PARAMNOTOPTIONAL:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: Missing a required parameter.", szMember);
+            message = _("Missing a required parameter.");

             break;
 
         case DISP_E_PARAMNOTFOUND:
             break;
 
         case DISP_E_PARAMNOTFOUND:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: Argument not found, argument %d.", szMember, uiArgErr);
+            message.Printf(_("Argument %u not found."), uiArgErr);

             break;
 
         case DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH:
             break;
 
         case DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: Type mismatch, argument %d.", szMember, uiArgErr);
+            message.Printf(_("Type mismatch in argument %u."), uiArgErr);
+            break;
+
+        case ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
+            message = _("The system cannot find the file specified.");
+            break;
+
+        case REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG:
+            message = _("Class not registered.");

             break;
 
         default:
             break;
 
         default:

-            wsprintf(szBuf, L"%s: Unknown error occurred.", szMember);
+            message.Printf(_("Unknown error %08x"), hr);

             break;
     }
 
             break;
     }
 

-    wxLogWarning(szBuf);
+    wxLogError(_("OLE Automation error in %s: %s"), member, message);

 }
 
 }
 

-#endif
-
-#endif // wxUSE_OLE && !(defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ < 0x520)) && !defined(__CYGWIN10__)
-
+#endif // wxUSE_OLE_AUTOMATION