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Correcting minor grammar errors, and correcting the stated size of a 'float', which per http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms221627%28v=vs.85%29.aspx is a 4-byte real value -- not a 2-byte real value.

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Author:vwheeler
Date:2014-04-10T21:18:14.000000Z


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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Regardless of its location, a COM components can be accessed either through OLE
==Automation==
Accessing a COM component through Automation means using a well-known interface to access to a group of methods and properties. This interface is called '''IDispatch''', and it includes the method <eiffel>invoke</eiffel> that allows calling a method, setting or getting a property on the Automation server.
Accessing a COM component through Automation means using a well-known interface called '''IDispatch''' to access to a group of methods and properties. This interface includes the method <eiffel>invoke</eiffel> that allows calling a method, setting or getting a property on the Automation server.
One advantage of this approach is that the interface has a known virtual table layout. As a result, Windows can include a built-in marshaler for that interface (See [[Deeper into COM]] for information on marshalers). The supported types (known as Automation types) and their Eiffel equivalents are listed in the following table:
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REAL
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2 bytes real
4-byte real value
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