Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Feb 4 19:41:08 CST 2004
On 4 Feb 2004 at 20:30, John W. Colby wrote:
> Charlotte,
>
> What is the answer to this? It isn't so much "a reference to a specific
> version" as it is "a reference to a lib" and that lib unfortunately includes
> a "version". I have this problem myself. I use outlook and word both, one
> of which requires an actual reference to an OLB. That OLB is a specific
> file in a specific location.
>
Late binding.
From
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q245115
<quote>
'No reference to a type library is needed to use late binding.
'As long as the object supports IDispatch, the method can be dynamically
'located and invoked at run-time.
' Declare the object as a late-bound object
Dim oExcel As Object
Set oExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
</quote>
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Stuart McLachlan
Lexacorp Ltd
Application Development, IT Consultancy
http://www.lexacorp.com.pg