Inter-object Communication

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) is a COM-based mechanism that allows applications to interoperate . This allows you to work more productively because the functionality of many applications can be used within a single application. OLE is used to build compound documents, which can be saved in a single file called a compound file.

This lesson explains how OLE is used to build compound documents and control applications.

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After this lesson you will be able to

• Create a compound document.
• Use OLE Automation to control an application.
• Describe what structured storage is, and how it works.

Estimated lesson time 20 minutes

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