Re: The behavior of Win32::OLE->new

[jsprat]

You want a new instance of IE every time it runs, right?

Instead of Win32::OLE->new(), what you want to use is CreateObject, like so:

my $ie = Win32::OLE->CreateObject('InternetExplorer.Application', 'Qui
+t')
    or die "Can't start IE", Win32::OLE::LastError();

$ie in each script will reference its own instance of IE.

Update: According to Win32::OLE docs, new and CreateObject are equivalent. You should be getting a new instance of ie with each run.

[marynella]

If instead of Win32::OLE->new(), I use CreateObject my problem is not solved.
Thanks any way for the advice

[jsprat]

Hmm. On Win2K/IE6 and Win98/IE5.5, both l3nz snippet and mine work for me, and you don't have Windows Script Host.

What version of Windows and IE are you running?

[marynella]

I have WinXP Profesional/IE6.0.


I don't need just 2 windows(IE) to be opened. More: each IE to run in a diffrent process.(when you look in Taskmng you should see 2 IE).

l3nz's solution solves this problem but added a new problem:
How I close IE when I've done with it? witch I've solved using JavaScript in the file opened in IE.


I've Install Windows Script Host and I still get this error: Can't start ShellWin32::OLE(0.17) error 0x80040154: "Class not registered"

Thanks.

[meredith]

Is it possible this is related to the "Reuse windows when launching shortcuts" option? In the Internet Options control panel, look in the Advanced tab. Since the ShellExec of a .url file basically does the same thing you're doing, this may have an effect on your problem.