The Office XP Automation Help file is available for download

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SUMMARY

Microsoft has made available a downloadable Help file that contains automation theory and multiple examples showing how to automate the Microsoft Office XP programs listed at the beginning of this article.

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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

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Download Xpautomation.exe now (http://download.microsoft.com/download/officexpprof/utility/1/nt5xp/en-us/xpautomation.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. To download and install the Office XP Automation Help file, follow these steps:

Click the Download Xpautomation.exe Now link.
In the File Download dialog box, select Save this program to disk, and then click OK.
In the Save As dialog box, specify a location for Xpautomation.exe and, and then click Save.
Double-click Xpautomation.exe to extract the Help file. Select a location to place the extracted file.
To read the Help file, locate the XPAutomation.chm file in the folder where you placed the Help file, and then double-click XPAutomation.chm to open it.