CREATE AUTOMATION Example

Example:

 

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.Define the AUTOMATION object and other variables

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WORD

AUTOMATION

 

DOCS

AUTOMATION

 

AUTOTRUE

INTEGER

4,"0xFFFFFFFF"

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.Create the Automation object and make it visible

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CREATE

WORD,CLASS="Word.Application"

  

SETPROP

WORD,*VISIBLE=AUTOTRUE

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.Create a new document

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GETPROP

WORD,*Documents=DOCS

  

DOCS.ADD

GIVING DOCS

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.Activate the application

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DOCS.ACTIVATE

 

 

This example creates an AUTOMATION object using the Microsoft Word application. The Word application is made visible and a new document created. The user is then allowed to interact with the Word application.

 

 


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