Automating my application

[Steve Barnett]

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

 

[Laura T]

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

http://blogs.msdn.com/dr._ex/archive/2005/10/03/476435.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/vsta/archive/2006/02/06/525818.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/extend/vsta/default.aspx

 

[Guest]

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/netframework/programming/classlibraries/

Kim Greenlee

 

[Steve Barnett]

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

 

[Steve Barnett]

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

Steve

 

[Laura T]

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

 

[Steve Barnett]

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