On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:24:48 -0700, "ja*****@texeme.com" <ja*****@texeme.com> wrote:
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¤ I came across this article while researching a VB6 430 error:
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¤ INFO: Considerations for Server-Side Automation of Office
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http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q257757
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¤ "Microsoft does not currently recommend, and does not support,
¤ Automation of Microsoft Office applications from any unattended,
¤ non-interactive client application or component (including ASP, DCOM,
¤ and NT Services), because Office may exhibit unstable behavior and/or
¤ deadlock when run in this environment."
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¤ Huh?
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¤ This is entirely the reason I would want to use interop and one of the
¤ main selling points of MS Office would be to automate processes in a
¤ batch mode.
¤
¤ Can someone tell me how I can write an automated email handler without
¤ doing Outlook automation?
The Office applications were not designed with server-side automation in mind - just client side or
desktop automation. The threading model does not adequately support concurrent access.
Not sure what the functionality is of your automated email handler but there are probably other ways
to handle this.
Paul
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Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)