How to interface with an API written in Java/COM/C++?

[Derek Haskin]

Actually I just found out that the API is provided in 3 different
languages.
- Java
- COM
- C++

i will probably use the java api since i've used java in the past.

so the question is does ruby provide a mechanism to interface with APIs
written in Java.

thanks
derek.




Derek
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Subject
How to interface with an API
written in C++?









Hi,

Does any know how I would go about making calls to a set of APIs written in
C++

The reason is I want to use ruby to make direct calls to our source control
tool which is Harvest.

thanks
derek.



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[Dave Burt]

Actually I just found out that the API is provided in 3 different
languages.
- Java
- COM
- C++

i will probably use the java api since i've used java in the past.

so the question is does ruby provide a mechanism to interface with APIs
written in Java.

COM is pretty easy to interface with - look at Win32OLE, included in the
standard library.

Documentation is here:
http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/win32ole/rdoc/index.html

And here's the relevant page from the old Pickaxe, with a basic intro with
examples:
http://www.ruby.ch/ProgrammingRuby/htmlC/win32.html

Cheers,
Dave