title: OLE Automation basics with Perl
body: <p>I'm new with this Perl <a href="http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Win32::OLE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Win32::OLE</a> automation. I have been reading and trying out some examples. I have a few questions (excuse me if i'm using incorrect terminologies - do correct me):</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>Can OLE be used to automate Visual
  Studio 2005? I only found examples
  with Word, Excel and IE. How do
  you know which app can be used?</p></li>
  <li><p>How do I get the name of the program ID
  to be used. For instance, "Excel" in
  Win32::OLE->new('Excel.Application')</p></li>
  <li><p>How do I get the available functions
  for each programs. For instance,
  Workbook, only can be used with
  Excel, not Word.</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Thanks for your time :)</p>