require 'win32ole'

#   -4100 is the value for the Excel constant xl3DColumn.
ChartTypeVal = -4100;

#   Creates OLE object to Excel
#excel = WIN32OLE.new("excel.application.5")
excel = WIN32OLE.new("excel.application")

# Create and rotate the chart

excel['Visible'] = TRUE;
excel.Workbooks.Add();
excel.Range("a1")['Value'] = 3;
excel.Range("a2")['Value'] = 2;
excel.Range("a3")['Value'] = 1;
excel.Range("a1:a3").Select();
excelchart = excel.Charts.Add();
excelchart['Type'] = ChartTypeVal;

i = 30
i.step(180, 10) do |rot|
#    excelchart['Rotation'] = rot;
    excelchart.rotation=rot;
end
# Done, bye

excel.ActiveWorkbook.Close(0);
excel.Quit();