Adding automation to MFC applications

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Step-by-step instructions on how to add OLE automation to an already existing application. In addition, it illustrates how to do things without using the code as provided by the application wizard.

add_automation_to_mfc_app.zip
- add_automation_to_mfc_app
  - add_automation_to_mfc_app.vbs
  - MyCoolApp
    - Application.cpp
    - Application.h
    - ChildFrm.cpp
    - ChildFrm.h
    - MainFrm.cpp
    - MainFrm.h
    - MyCoolApp.cpp
    - MyCoolApp.h
    - mycoolapp.idl
    - MyCoolApp.rc
    - MyCoolApp.sln
    - MyCoolApp.vcproj
    - mycoolapp_h.h
    - mycoolapp_i.c
    - MyCoolAppDoc.cpp
    - MyCoolAppDoc.h
    - MyCoolAppView.cpp
    - MyCoolAppView.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - res
      - MyCoolApp.ico
      - MyCoolApp.manifest
      - MyCoolApp.rc2
      - MyCoolAppDoc.ico
      - Toolbar.bmp
    - Resource.h
    - stdafx.cpp
    - stdafx.h
  - MyCoolAppTestClient
    - MyCoolAppTestClient.cpp
    - MyCoolAppTestClient.h
    - MyCoolAppTestClient.rc
    - MyCoolAppTestClient.vcproj
    - MyCoolAppTestClientDlg.cpp
    - MyCoolAppTestClientDlg.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - res
      - MyCoolAppTestClient.ico
      - MyCoolAppTestClient.manifest
      - MyCoolAppTestClient.rc2
    - Resource.h
    - stdafx.cpp
    - stdafx.h
autosixseven.zip
- Automation
  - ClAod
    - ClAod.clw
    - ClAod.cpp
    - ClAod.dsp
    - ClAod.dsw
    - ClAod.h
    - ClAod.rc
    - ClAodDoc.cpp
    - ClAodDoc.h
    - ClAodView.cpp
    - ClAodView.h
    - Debug
    - MainFrm.cpp
    - MainFrm.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - Release
      - ClAod.exe
    - res
      - ClAod.ico
      - ClAod.rc2
      - ClAodDoc.ico
      - Toolbar.bmp
    - Resource.h
    - seaod.cpp
    - seaod.h
    - StdAfx.cpp
    - StdAfx.h
  - SeAod
    - Debug
    - MainFrm.cpp
    - MainFrm.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - Release
      - SeAod.exe
      - SeAod.tlb
    - res
      - SeAod.ico
      - SeAod.rc2
      - SeAodDoc.ico
      - Toolbar.bmp
    - Resource.h
    - SeAod.clw
    - SeAod.cpp
    - SeAod.dsp
    - SeAod.dsw
    - SeAod.h
    - SeAod.odl
    - SeAod.rc
    - SeAod.reg
    - SeAodDoc.cpp
    - SeAodDoc.h
    - SeAodView.cpp
    - SeAodView.h
    - Servod.cpp
    - Servod.h
    - StdAfx.cpp
    - StdAfx.h
- AutomationSeven
  - ClAid
    - ClAid.cpp
    - ClAid.h
    - ClAid.rc
    - ClAid.sln
    - ClAid.suo
    - ClAid.vcproj
    - ClAidDoc.cpp
    - ClAidDoc.h
    - ClAidView.cpp
    - ClAidView.h
    - CSeAid.h
    - CServid.h
    - Debug
    - MainFrm.cpp
    - MainFrm.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - Release
      - ClAid.exe
    - res
      - ClAid.ico
      - ClAid.rc2
      - ClAidDoc.ico
      - Toolbar.bmp
    - Resource.h
    - stdafx.cpp
    - stdafx.h
  - SeAid
    - Debug
    - MainFrm.cpp
    - MainFrm.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - Release
      - SeAid.exe
      - SeAid.tlb
    - res
      - SeAid.ico
      - SeAid.rc2
      - SeAidDoc.ico
      - Toolbar.bmp
    - Resource.h
    - SeAid.cpp
    - SeAid.h
    - SeAid.idl
    - SeAid.rc
    - SeAid.reg
    - SeAid.sln
    - SeAid.suo
    - SeAid.vcproj
    - SeAid_h.h
    - SeAid_i.c
    - SeAidDoc.cpp
    - SeAidDoc.h
    - SeAidView.cpp
    - SeAidView.h
    - Servid.cpp
    - Servid.h
    - stdafx.cpp
    - stdafx.h
- Comment.txt

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 7.00
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "ClAid", "ClAid.vcproj", "{7944673C-DFF8-4DB9-82F3-2C0F1F2E032C}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
		ConfigName.0 = Debug
		ConfigName.1 = Release
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectDependencies) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfiguration) = postSolution
		{7944673C-DFF8-4DB9-82F3-2C0F1F2E032C}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{7944673C-DFF8-4DB9-82F3-2C0F1F2E032C}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{7944673C-DFF8-4DB9-82F3-2C0F1F2E032C}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{7944673C-DFF8-4DB9-82F3-2C0F1F2E032C}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityAddIns) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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