SAMPLE: OLE Automation to Microsoft Excel, Word, & PowerPoint

 Last reviewed: October 17, 1996
Article ID: Q148474
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows versions, 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0

SUMMARY

You can find OLE_SAMP.EXE, a self-extracting file, on these services:

  • Microsoft's World Wide Web site on the Internet 

          On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon
      Click Knowledge Base, and select the product
      Enter kbfile OLE_SAMP.EXE, and click GO!
      Open the article, and click the button to download the file
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder
      Get OLE_SAMP.EXE
  • The Microsoft Network 

          On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location
      Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks)
      Double-click the MS Software Library icon
      Find the appropriate product area
      Locate and Download OLE_SAMP.EXE
  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) 

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download OLE_SAMP.EXE

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How To Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

MORE INFORMATION

This document provides an introduction to the concepts of OLE Automation using Visual FoxPro as the OLE client and Microsoft Word for Windows version 7.0, Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95 version 7.0, and Microsoft Excel for Windows version 7 as the OLE servers. Its purpose is to provide you with a basic understanding of OLE Automation, the flexibility and power of using OLE Automation, and three practical applications of these concepts. The accompanying Word document contains an overview of how to use the Visual FoxPro form and step-by-step procedures that guide you through the process of using and viewing this example of OLE Automation.

Additional reference words: 5.00 3.00 3.00b softlib VFoxWin
KBCategory: kbole kbprg kbinterop kbfile kbwebcontent
KBSubcategory: FxinteropOle



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Last reviewed: October 17, 1996
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