Beyond OLE -- Using COM to Bring More MS Office Functionality Into Your Notes Applications

Thomas Køcks



from THE VIEW, January/February 2001, Volume 7, Issue 1

By programming directly to objects exposed in the Component Object Model (COM), developers can create Notes applications that control most of the functions of Word and Excel. This article helps developers get started using COM objects. You’ll learn how to set up the Notes/Domino programming environment for COM objects and how to build Notes applications that merge Notes names and addresses with a Word letter, print Notes names and addresses to envelopes and custom labels using Word’s print function, and create Excel graphs based on Notes data. Sample databases that illustrate these concepts are available for free download from www.eVIEW.com.


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Free downloads:
These downloads include: a sample customer Notes database (SimCorp.nsf) that merges customer names and addresses with an MS Word letter document and then prints the letter using Word's Print function; a sample investment-tracking database (Inv.nsf) that merges its data with an Excel graph from within Notes and then displays it in the Notes client; and a custom ActiveXDLL with 9 methods you can use directly from a Notes application.


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