Chapter 25. Interacting with Other Applications
In This Chapter
Remote-Controlling Microsoft Excel
Remote Controlling Microsoft Word
Using the SmtpMail Class to Add E-mail Functionality to an Application
With a little bit of programming, a Visual Basic .NET program can be made to control other applications that are installed on your computer, such as members of the Microsoft Office suite. This method of working “outside the box” lets you use Visual Basic to create incredibly useful tools that harness the existing power provided by these other programs. For example, if you would like to include Microsoft Excel functionality in a VB program, you can have your program automatically start Excel itself, acting as a remote control to drive ...
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