Automating MTS Administration

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Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) developers and advanced web administrators can use scriptable administration objects to automate MTS application deployment and administration. The scriptable objects correspond to the Microsoft Transaction Server Explorer collection hierarchy. You can automate administrative procedures by calling interfaces on the appropriate scriptable administration object. The following diagram shows the types of collections administered and deployed by the MTS Explorer:

To use the scriptable administration objects effectively, you should have a thorough understanding of the tasks that your application automates in the MTS Explorer. You can use any Automation-compatible language to develop your application because the scriptable administration objects are derived from the IDispatch interface. Microsoft® Visual Basic® version 5.0 or later and Microsoft® Visual C++® version 5.0 or later, which support ActiveX® and COM, are recommended development tools. See the MTS Administrative Reference for a complete Visual Basic sample that demonstrates how to use the scriptable administration objects.

This section discusses the following topics:

• MTS Administration Objects
• Visual Basic Script Sample for Automating MTS Administration
• Visual Basic Sample Application for Automating MTS Administration
• Automating MTS Administration with Visual Basic
• Automating Advanced MTS Administration with Visual Basic

See Also

MTS Administrative Reference