Chapter 22. Automation: Communicating with Other Applications
IN THIS CHAPTER
- Why This Chapter Is Important
- Defining Some Automation Terms
- Declaring an Object Variable to Reference Your Application
- Creating an Automation Object
- Manipulating an Automation Object
- Early Binding Versus Late Binding
- Controlling Excel from Access
- Closing an Excel Automation Object
- Creating a Graph from Access
- Controlling Word from Access
- Controlling PowerPoint from Access
- Automating Outlook from Access
- Controlling Access from Other Applications
- Practical Examples: Using Automation to Extend the Functionality of Your Applications