How to view interface spec from Framework files on Mac OS

Asked Oct 13 '20 at 10:35

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I'm the maker of stdVBA, a library which attempts to extend the capabilities of office. I've been looking to add mac compatibility to stdVBA for a long time but sadly there are some hurdles.

In windows COM, if an object implements an IDispatch (or ITypeInfo) interface you can call functions on that object by name. This functionality likely is also embedded in the Microsoft Office frameworks on Mac OS. For instance when opening up MicrosoftOLEAutomation.framework I do find a function named CallFunc which might well be akin to rtcCallByName on windows. Unfortunately I can't determine the C declare spec of the function in the framework file...

On windows, you can export functions out of DLLs (although not their declspecs). Is there anything similar on Mac OS with a "Framework function viewer"?

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Sancarn

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Not sure if this is what you mean, but you can "Jump to Definition" by Command clicking on a variable or function in Xcode. – koen Oct 13 '20 at 11:24
You want to decompile a framework into a usable .H file? – skaak Oct 13 '20 at 12:13
@skaak basically, yes – Sancarn Oct 15 '20 at 08:57
@koen do you need the source code to do that? or will a compiled framework do? – Sancarn Oct 15 '20 at 08:57
@Sancarn note sure, not at my Mac now. Did you try it? – koen Oct 15 '20 at 11:24
@koen I don't have xcode installed... And unfortunately the download is huge... So no not yet for me either. – Sancarn Oct 15 '20 at 12:28

How to view interface spec from Framework files on Mac OS

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