+// Convert variants
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxVariant;
+
+WXDLLEXPORT bool wxConvertVariantToOle(const wxVariant& variant, VARIANTARG& oleVariant);
+WXDLLEXPORT bool wxConvertOleToVariant(const VARIANTARG& oleVariant, wxVariant& variant);
+
+// Convert string to Unicode
+WXDLLEXPORT BSTR wxConvertStringToOle(const wxString& str);
+
+// Convert string from BSTR to wxString
+WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxConvertStringFromOle(BSTR bStr);
+
+#else // !wxUSE_OLE
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// stub functions to avoid #if wxUSE_OLE in the main code
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+inline bool wxOleInitialize() { return false; }
+inline void wxOleUninitialize() { }
+
+#endif // wxUSE_OLE/!wxUSE_OLE
+
+#endif //_WX_OLEUTILS_H