Using Microsoft Access as an OLE Automation Controller

In Microsoft Access 2.0, you could use the CreateObject function or the GetObject function to point a variable to an instance of an application. In Microsoft Access for Windows® 95, you can also use the New keyword to create a new instance of some applications. Check your application's documentation to determine which syntax it supports.

In Microsoft Access, you can set a reference to an application's type library to improve performance when you control that application through OLE Automation. Microsoft Access also includes the Object Browser, a tool that enables you to view objects in another application's type library, as well as their methods and properties.

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