+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// initialize/cleanup OLE
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// call OleInitialize() or CoInitialize[Ex]() depending on the platform
+//
+// return true if ok, false otherwise
+inline bool wxOleInitialize()
+{
+ HRESULT
+#ifdef __WXWINCE__
+ hr = ::CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
+#else
+ hr = ::OleInitialize(NULL);
+#endif
+
+ // RPC_E_CHANGED_MODE indicates that OLE had been already initialized
+ // before, albeit with different mode. Don't consider it to be an error as
+ // we don't actually care ourselves about the mode used so this allows the
+ // main application to call OleInitialize() on its own before we do if it
+ // needs non-default mode.
+ if ( hr != RPC_E_CHANGED_MODE && FAILED(hr) )
+ {
+ wxLogError(_("Cannot initialize OLE"));
+
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+inline void wxOleUninitialize()
+{
+#ifdef __WXWINCE__
+ ::CoUninitialize();
+#else
+ ::OleUninitialize();
+#endif
+}
+