Data Interfaces

OLE 2.0 Automation
l Allows an application to control the behavior of another
application in an object-oriented manner.
l OLE client
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n An application that can generate and control objects made
available by an OLE 2.0-compatible application (server).
l OLE server
n A server represents the objects, methods and properties of an
application to be used by another desktop application (client).
In a desktop environment, an OLE 2.0 application "registers" its own application objects that can be
generated and used by other applications. The registered objects each have specific methods and
properties. A method is a function used only for this object (e.g. in Excel, cells have the method Clear,
which deletes the contents of the cell). A property is an attribute of the object (e.g. if application has the
property Visible and its value is True, the application can be seen on the desktop).
OLE 2.0 Automation allows you to access objects and methods of another OLE 2.0-capable application
from an application program. The access is object-oriented.