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CA Gen as an OLE Automation Server

An OLE automation server is an application that can be accessed through methods and properties and an automation controller.

CA Gen can be an automation server. The following illustration shows this role.

In the illustration, communication is from a desktop application such as an Excel spreadsheet. The desktop application initiates the communication. CA Gen becomes the OLE automation server.

The generation of the automation server is automatic. The following list shows the only tasks that you need to perform:

• Adding the names to the controls and windows in the CA Gen model. For more information, see the chapter “Designing the Graphical User Interface.”
• A default name will be generated for each control placed on the window.
• Building scripts to access the interface
• These scripts are built outside the CA Gen application (for example, from Microsoft Excel or Visual Basic).