DOCUMENT:Q245782  18-NOV-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :INFO: Find Information on the Office 97/2000 Application's Objec
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbinterop kbole kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbOffice2000 kbGrpDSFox

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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Sometimes when you are using OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) Automation from
Visual FoxPro to one of the Microsoft Office Applications, such as Microsoft
Word or Microsoft Excel, you need information on the Office application's object
model. This information is not always available in documentation associated with
Visual FoxPro. But it can usually be found in the online Help files for that
particular Office application or on the Microsoft Web site.

This article provides the locations of some of this information.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following articles provide OLE Automation and Object Model information for
the Office 97 and 2000 applications.

   For additional information on the Office Object Model, click the article
   numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q222101 HOWTO: Find and Use Office Object Model Documentation


To obtain a Help file that discusses automation theory with examples, see the
following article.

   

   Q167223 OFF97: Microsoft Office 97 Automation Help File Available


Help and information can also be obtained by going to the following address on
the Microsoft Web site:

   Microsoft Office 97/Visual Basic Programmer's Guide

For Knowledge Base articles that specifically discuss OLE Automation between
Visual FoxPro and the Microsoft Office product family, search the Knowledge Base
using the keywords "OLE Automation and Visual FoxPro," without the quotes.


Additional query words: word.application excel.application outlook.application powerpoint.application

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbole kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbOffice2000 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbOffice97 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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