3 files changed, 16 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c b/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c
index d239d9caf8..bb59752ff7 100644
--- a/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c
+++ b/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,6 @@ void
 ole_val2variant(VALUE val, VARIANT *var)
 {
     struct oledata *pole;
-    struct olevariantdata *pvar;
     if(rb_obj_is_kind_of(val, cWIN32OLE)) {
         Data_Get_Struct(val, struct oledata, pole);
         OLE_ADDREF(pole->pDispatch);
@@ -1226,8 +1225,7 @@ ole_val2variant(VALUE val, VARIANT *var)
         return;
     }
     if (rb_obj_is_kind_of(val, cWIN32OLE_VARIANT)) {
-        Data_Get_Struct(val, struct olevariantdata, pvar);
-        VariantCopy(var, &(pvar->var));
+        ole_variant2variant(val, var);
         return;
     }
     if (rb_obj_is_kind_of(val, cWIN32OLE_RECORD)) {
@@ -2538,7 +2536,6 @@ ole_invoke(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self, USHORT wFlags, BOOL is_bracket)
     unsigned int cNamedArgs;
     int n;
     struct oleparam op;
-    struct olevariantdata *pvar;
     memset(&excepinfo, 0, sizeof(EXCEPINFO));
 
     VariantInit(&result);
@@ -2633,8 +2630,7 @@ ole_invoke(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self, USHORT wFlags, BOOL is_bracket)
             VariantInit(&op.dp.rgvarg[n]);
             param = rb_ary_entry(paramS, i-cNamedArgs);
             if (rb_obj_is_kind_of(param, cWIN32OLE_VARIANT)) {
-                Data_Get_Struct(param, struct olevariantdata, pvar);
-                VariantCopy(&op.dp.rgvarg[n], &(pvar->var));
+                ole_variant2variant(param, &op.dp.rgvarg[n]);
             } else {
                 ole_val2variant(param, &realargs[n]);
                 V_VT(&op.dp.rgvarg[n]) = VT_VARIANT | VT_BYREF;
diff --git a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_variant.c b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_variant.c
index ef5227b5c9..308e555e4e 100644
--- a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_variant.c
+++ b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_variant.c
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #include "win32ole.h"
 
+struct olevariantdata {
+    VARIANT realvar;
+    VARIANT var;
+};
+
 static void  olevariant_free(struct olevariantdata *pvar);
 static void ole_val2olevariantdata(VALUE val, VARTYPE vt, struct olevariantdata *pvar);
 static void ole_val2variant_err(VALUE val, VARIANT *var);
@@ -665,6 +670,14 @@ folevariant_set_value(VALUE self, VALUE val)
 }
 
 void
+ole_variant2variant(VALUE val, VARIANT *var)
+{
+    struct olevariantdata *pvar;
+    Data_Get_Struct(val, struct olevariantdata, pvar);
+    VariantCopy(var, &(pvar->var));
+}
+
+void
 Init_win32ole_variant(void)
 {
     cWIN32OLE_VARIANT = rb_define_class("WIN32OLE_VARIANT", rb_cObject);
diff --git a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_variant.h b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_variant.h
index d06aa34b61..efe7ea8bef 100644
--- a/ext/win32ole/win32ole_variant.h
+++ b/ext/win32ole/win32ole_variant.h
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef WIN32OLE_VARIANT_H
 #define WIN32OLE_VARIANT_H 1
 
-struct olevariantdata {
-    VARIANT realvar;
-    VARIANT var;
-};
-
 VALUE cWIN32OLE_VARIANT;
+void ole_variant2variant(VALUE val, VARIANT *var);
 void Init_win32ole_variant(void);
 
 #endif