README.adoc

What is Scriptom

Note: Scriptom is not actively maintained.

Scriptom provides a simple yet powerful COM library for Groovy. It is implemented as a thin layer around [JACOB (Java COM Bridge)](https://sourceforge.net/projects/jacob-project/). JACOB is a mature open-source library for Java that supports communicating with COM libraries and automation servers on Microsoft Windows.

Scriptom attempts to mirror all the functionality of JACOB, but in a "groovy" way. Here is a quick example that uses Scripting.FileSystemObject to list the paths to all active rooted drives on your system (italics show COM methods and properties):

  new ActiveXObject('Scripting.FileSystemObject').Drives.findAll{it.IsReady}.each{println it.Path}       `

Visual Basic was never this easy!

Supported Variant Types and Translation Notes

Variant-Type	Supported?	Java	VB6/VBA	Comments
Empty	Yes	null	Variant.Empty
Null	Yes	VariantNull	Variant.Null	Don’t be confused. Variant.Null is not the same as null. This is by design.
Short	Yes	Short	Integer	An Integer in VB6 represents a 16-bit signed value.
Int	Yes	Integer	Long	A Long in VB6 represents a 32-bit signed value.
Long	Yes	Long/BigInteger		A 64-bit signed value. Supported by .NET. BigInteger supports arbitrary-precision integers, so there may be errors associated with converting a BigInteger to a 64-bit integer.