All this power does not come for free, of course. Memory is the most important requirement when setting out to write OLE Automation applications. The more memory you have, the better. Determining exactly how much memory you need depends upon the memory requirements of the operating system you're using, as well as the memory requirements of the application you wish to control. For bare minimums, I would recommend the following:
Operating System |
Minimum Memory for OLE Automation |
Microsoft MS-DOS®/Windows 3.11 or Microsoft Windows® for Workgroups 3.11 with Win32s® |
16MB |
Microsoft Windows NT™ Workstation 3.5 |
24MB |
Microsoft Windows 95 |
16MB? |