#!/usr/bin/perl
# Fig. 18.16: fig18_16.pl
# Simple OLE example.

use warnings;
use strict;
use Win32::OLE;

chomp( my $line = <STDIN> );

my $word = new Win32::OLE( "Word.Application" )
   or die( "Error opening a document in Word: $!" );

$word->{ Visible } = 1;
$word->Documents->Add();
$word->Selection->Font->{ Size } = 100;
$word->Selection->Font->{ SmallCaps } = 1;
$word->Selection->Font->{ Animation } = 3;   # sparkle text 
$word->Selection->TypeText( $line );


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