Automation Reference

A type library describes a collection of interfaces and coclasses. Each interface has zero or more methods and properties. Each coclass, like an interface, has methods and properties, but also has events. Events are specified as Tint code which gets called by the object when something of interest has occurred.

type libraries Listing all type libraries.

type library Listing the contents of a type library.

coclass Operations on a coclass.

interface Operations on an interface.

method.signature Getting the signature of a method.

property.signature Getting the signature(s) of a property.

oleauto.new-object Creating a new automation object.

oleauto.get-object Load an existing automation object from a file.

object Operations on an object.

method.call Calling a method.

property.call Getting and setting the value of a property

event.proc Defining an event