| comGetProperty {rcom} | R Documentation |
Reads one of the COM object's properties.
comGetProperty(handle,property,...)
handle |
COM object (class "COMObject") as returned by e.g.
comCreateObject |
property |
name of property to get as a character string |
... |
optional additional arguments for property specification (e.g. index for an array) |
The return value depends on the (data) type of the property to read.
Thomas Baier
# start up excel
## Not run: x<-comCreateObject("Excel.Application")
# retrieve the "Visible" property
## Not run: v <- comGetProperty(x,"Visible")
# add a new workbook to Excel and gain access to the first worksheet
## Not run: newwb <- comInvoke(comGetProperty(x,"Workbooks"),"Add")
## Not run: ws <- comGetProperty(newwb,"Worksheets",1)
# get a specific range
## Not run: r <- comGetProperty(ws,"Range","A1","B4")
# do something now...