How can Altova MapForce, not the mappings, be automated using powershell?
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I was trying to access the COM objects, but the typing appears non-existant. However Mapforce does contain a .tlb file, which it somehow uses for accessing COM objects as if they were in regular .NET.
For anyone interested, the doc is avilable at https://manual.altova.com/mapforce/mapforceenterprise/index.html?cscharp.htm
I'm not sure if I can just do what the C# example code is doing in powershell, but I've not found a working method as of yet.
Is the example code shown here, https://manual.altova.com/mapforce/mapforceenterprise/index.html?cscharp.htm, able to work because of something about MapForce.tlb?
Where as somehow when I create the object in powershell,
$MapForce = New-Object -COMObject "Mapforce.Application"
I don't get the TLB type info like the C# IDE would?
Note: Looks like I have to create my own .NET interop assembly.
powershell com altova map-force
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I was trying to access the COM objects, but the typing appears non-existant. However Mapforce does contain a .tlb file, which it somehow uses for accessing COM objects as if they were in regular .NET.
For anyone interested, the doc is avilable at https://manual.altova.com/mapforce/mapforceenterprise/index.html?cscharp.htm
I'm not sure if I can just do what the C# example code is doing in powershell, but I've not found a working method as of yet.
Is the example code shown here, https://manual.altova.com/mapforce/mapforceenterprise/index.html?cscharp.htm, able to work because of something about MapForce.tlb?
Where as somehow when I create the object in powershell,
$MapForce = New-Object -COMObject "Mapforce.Application"
I don't get the TLB type info like the C# IDE would?
Note: Looks like I have to create my own .NET interop assembly.
powershell com altova map-force
asked Nov 10 at 18:51
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don't use COM or powershell - use AutoIT or AutoHotKey. they are both designed for automating other apps. [grin]
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 10 at 21:54
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I was trying to access the COM objects, but the typing appears non-existant. However Mapforce does contain a .tlb file, which it somehow uses for accessing COM objects as if they were in regular .NET.
For anyone interested, the doc is avilable at https://manual.altova.com/mapforce/mapforceenterprise/index.html?cscharp.htm
I'm not sure if I can just do what the C# example code is doing in powershell, but I've not found a working method as of yet.
Is the example code shown here, https://manual.altova.com/mapforce/mapforceenterprise/index.html?cscharp.htm, able to work because of something about MapForce.tlb?
Where as somehow when I create the object in powershell,
$MapForce = New-Object -COMObject "Mapforce.Application"
I don't get the TLB type info like the C# IDE would?
Note: Looks like I have to create my own .NET interop assembly.
powershell com altova map-force
asked Nov 10 at 18:51
J. M. Becker
2,0542230
I was trying to access the COM objects, but the typing appears non-existant. However Mapforce does contain a .tlb file, which it somehow uses for accessing COM objects as if they were in regular .NET.
For anyone interested, the doc is avilable at https://manual.altova.com/mapforce/mapforceenterprise/index.html?cscharp.htm
I'm not sure if I can just do what the C# example code is doing in powershell, but I've not found a working method as of yet.
Is the example code shown here, https://manual.altova.com/mapforce/mapforceenterprise/index.html?cscharp.htm, able to work because of something about MapForce.tlb?
Where as somehow when I create the object in powershell,
$MapForce = New-Object -COMObject "Mapforce.Application"
I don't get the TLB type info like the C# IDE would?
Note: Looks like I have to create my own .NET interop assembly.
powershell com altova map-force
powershell com altova map-force
asked Nov 10 at 18:51
J. M. Becker
2,0542230
asked Nov 10 at 18:51
J. M. Becker
2,0542230
edited Nov 10 at 20:07
asked Nov 10 at 18:51
J. M. Becker
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asked Nov 10 at 18:51
J. M. Becker
2,0542230
asked Nov 10 at 18:51
J. M. Becker
2,0542230
2,0542230
don't use COM or powershell - use AutoIT or AutoHotKey. they are both designed for automating other apps. [grin]
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 10 at 21:54
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don't use COM or powershell - use AutoIT or AutoHotKey. they are both designed for automating other apps. [grin]
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 10 at 21:54
don't use COM or powershell - use AutoIT or AutoHotKey. they are both designed for automating other apps. [grin]
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 10 at 21:54
don't use COM or powershell - use AutoIT or AutoHotKey. they are both designed for automating other apps. [grin]
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 10 at 21:54
add a comment |
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don't use COM or powershell - use AutoIT or AutoHotKey. they are both designed for automating other apps. [grin]
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 10 at 21:54