15.13.1 Getting information about i-dispatch methods

The new function com:print-i-dispatch-methods tries to get the information about the methods of an i-dispatch interface object, and optionally the arguments, and prints these in a readable format.

15.13.2 Reporting of failures (un)registering a server

The new function com:set-register-server-error-reporter allows you to control reporting of failures in calls to DllRegisterServer or DllUnregisterServer.

15.13.3 New ways to specify search paths for IDL import statements

When processing IDL import statements, com:midl now looks for the imported file in the directories in a list that was set by the new function com:midl-set-import-paths and the directories in the list returned by the new function com:midl-default-import-paths.

For the full description of how imported files are found, see the section "Import paths" in the LispWorks COM/Automation User Guide and Reference Manual .

15.13.4 New :not-specified value for optional Automation arguments

Optional Automation parameters can now be passed as the keyword value :not-specified if they are not needed. Alternatively, they can be omitted if all remaining optional arguments are also omitted.