The ExternalApplication Object

The ExternalApplication object represents the InfoPath 2003 application. The ExternalApplication object can be used to automate InfoPath partially with COM (Component Object Model) programs. InfoPath 2003 does not support full automation, in contrast to several other Microsoft Office applications.

The operations supported in InfoPath 2003 are the creation of an InfoPath form template, opening or closing a form, registering or unregistering a form, and closing a form or quitting the InfoPath application.

ExternalApplication Object Methods

The ExternalApplication object has eight methods:

  • CacheSolution()— Causes a form template to be updated if the cached version of a form template does not match the version at the ...

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