Option 2: Connect to top-level named Automation object
This option creates a connection to an existing instance of a top-level Automation object (such as "Excel.Application"). This does not work with lower-level objects (such as "Excel.Sheet"), and fails if the Server is not already running. For example:
DEFINE VARIABLE hExcelObject AS COM-HANDLE NO-UNDO.
CREATE "Excel.Application" hExcelObject CONNECT.
The following figure summarizes the basic logic for this option.
Figure 55. Automation connection option 2
Note: This option is equivalent to the Visual Basic GetObject(,class) function call.
