I want users to be able to automate my C# application, just as I can
automate other apps such as Word and Excel.

Any suggestions as to how I go about this please? I just need a bit of a
starter or a tutorial.

Thanks
Steve

If I've understood correctly, VSTA (Visual Studio Tools for Applications) is
the acronym you need...

http://blogs.msdn.com/dr._ex/archive...03/476435.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/vsta/archive/2...06/525818.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex...a/default.aspx



"Steve Barnett" <(E-Mail Removed)> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I want users to be able to automate my C# application, just as I can
>automate other apps such as Word and Excel.
>
> Any suggestions as to how I go about this please? I just need a bit of a
> starter or a tutorial.
>
> Thanks
> Steve
>

Steve,

If what you want is to allow other programs/scripts to control your
applications then you need to expose an API. I did one quick search and came
up with the link below, but I'm sure there are more. You want to expose an
"SDK", "Framework", "API", etc... Those words should help in your search.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframewo...lasslibraries/

Kim Greenlee
--
digipede - Many legs make light work.
Grid computing for the real world.
http://www.digipede.net
http://krgreenlee.blogspot.net

Thanks Laura T, but I want other apps to be able to automate mine.

For many years we've had a VB6 app that I needed to insert data into using
Excel. I've done this by writing CSV files and writing an import program to
load the data in to my app. Now I'm redesigning for .Net it makes sense to
be able to automate my app and insert the data directly from Excel using VBA
and automation.

Steve


"Laura T" <laura.t@_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> If I've understood correctly, VSTA (Visual Studio Tools for Applications)
> is the acronym you need...
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/dr._ex/archive...03/476435.aspx
> http://blogs.msdn.com/vsta/archive/2...06/525818.aspx
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex...a/default.aspx
>
>
>
> "Steve Barnett" <(E-Mail Removed)> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I want users to be able to automate my C# application, just as I can
>>automate other apps such as Word and Excel.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to how I go about this please? I just need a bit of a
>> starter or a tutorial.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Steve
>>
>
>

Thanks. Some of these presentations look like they'll get me started.

Steve

"Kim Greenlee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6D24362D-FEDB-4DD5-AB4B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Steve,
>
> If what you want is to allow other programs/scripts to control your
> applications then you need to expose an API. I did one quick search and
> came
> up with the link below, but I'm sure there are more. You want to expose
> an
> "SDK", "Framework", "API", etc... Those words should help in your search.
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframewo...lasslibraries/
>
> Kim Greenlee
> --
> digipede - Many legs make light work.
> Grid computing for the real world.
> http://www.digipede.net
> http://krgreenlee.blogspot.net
>

That VSTA is all for. It's a replacement engine for VBA.

"Steve Barnett" <(E-Mail Removed)> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Laura T, but I want other apps to be able to automate mine.
>
> For many years we've had a VB6 app that I needed to insert data into using
> Excel. I've done this by writing CSV files and writing an import program
> to load the data in to my app. Now I'm redesigning for .Net it makes sense
> to be able to automate my app and insert the data directly from Excel
> using VBA and automation.
>
> Steve
>
>
> "Laura T" <laura.t@_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If I've understood correctly, VSTA (Visual Studio Tools for Applications)
>> is the acronym you need...
>>
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/dr._ex/archive...03/476435.aspx
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/vsta/archive/2...06/525818.aspx
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex...a/default.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>> "Steve Barnett" <(E-Mail Removed)> ha scritto nel messaggio
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I want users to be able to automate my C# application, just as I can
>>>automate other apps such as Word and Excel.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions as to how I go about this please? I just need a bit of a
>>> starter or a tutorial.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Steve
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Sorry, I missed the point... I'm off to Google... Thanks

"Laura T" <laura.t@_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That VSTA is all for. It's a replacement engine for VBA.
>
> "Steve Barnett" <(E-Mail Removed)> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks Laura T, but I want other apps to be able to automate mine.
>>
>> For many years we've had a VB6 app that I needed to insert data into
>> using Excel. I've done this by writing CSV files and writing an import
>> program to load the data in to my app. Now I'm redesigning for .Net it
>> makes sense to be able to automate my app and insert the data directly
>> from Excel using VBA and automation.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> "Laura T" <laura.t@_yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> If I've understood correctly, VSTA (Visual Studio Tools for
>>> Applications) is the acronym you need...
>>>
>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/dr._ex/archive...03/476435.aspx
>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/vsta/archive/2...06/525818.aspx
>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex...a/default.aspx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Steve Barnett" <(E-Mail Removed)> ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I want users to be able to automate my C# application, just as I can
>>>>automate other apps such as Word and Excel.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions as to how I go about this please? I just need a bit of
>>>> a starter or a tutorial.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>