require 'win32ole' module WIN32OLESpecs MSXML_AVAILABLE = !!WIN32OLE_TYPELIB.typelibs.find { |t| t.name.start_with?('Microsoft XML') } def self.new_ole(name) tries = 0 begin WIN32OLE.new(name) rescue WIN32OLERuntimeError => e if tries < 3 tries += 1 $stderr.puts "WIN32OLESpecs#new_ole retry (#{tries}): #{e.class}: #{e.message}" sleep(2 ** tries) retry else raise end end end end