GetActiveCOMObject[string]
acquires an already-running COM object specified by string, which can be either a ProgID (such as "Excel.Application") or a CLSID (such as "{8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02}").
Details and Options
   
     
   See Also
 Tech Notes
 Related Guides
 NETLink`
   NETLink`
  GetActiveCOMObject
GetActiveCOMObject[string]
acquires an already-running COM object specified by string, which can be either a ProgID (such as "Excel.Application") or a CLSID (such as "{8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02}").
Details and Options
- To use GetActiveCOMObject, you first need to load .NET/Link using Needs["NETLink`"].
- GetActiveCOMObject is analogous to the COM API function GetActiveObject.