This article describes an All-In-One Code Framework sample that is available for download.
The code sample demonstrates how to interoperate with COM components and how to export data to Notepad or Microsoft Excel.
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Preconditions for interoperating with COM components in Silverlight 4
Interoperating with COM components is a new feature in Silverlight 4.To interoperate with COM, you must be running Silverlight 4 SDK, and you must enable the Require elevated trust when running outside the browser checkbox inthe Out-of-Browser Settings dialog box. To determine whether this feature is available, run the following code:
For more information about trusted applications, visit the following Microsoft website:How to manipulate the Microsoft Word automation in Silverlight 4
The code sample demonstrates how to interoperate with COM components and how to export data to Notepad or Microsoft Excel.
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Preconditions for interoperating with COM components in Silverlight 4
Interoperating with COM components is a new feature in Silverlight 4.To interoperate with COM, you must be running Silverlight 4 SDK, and you must enable the Require elevated trust when running outside the browser checkbox inthe Out-of-Browser Settings dialog box. To determine whether this feature is available, run the following code:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Automation.AutomationFactory.IsAvailable
For more information about trusted applications, visit the following Microsoft website:
How to manipulate the Microsoft Word automation in Silverlight 4
- Run the following code to create a Microsoft Word automation object by using the AutomationFactory class:
dynamic word = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("Word.Application");
- Run the following code to create a new Word document, and to write text and apply formatting:
dynamic doc = word.Documents.Add();
dynamic range1 = doc.Paragraphs[1].Range;
range1.Text = "Silverlight4 Word Automation Sample\n";
range1.Font.Size = 24;
range1.Font.Bold = true;
- Run the following code to print the document:
doc.PrintOut();
How to manipulate Notepad in Silverlight 4
- Run the following code to create a WSHShell object by using the AutomationFactory class:
dynamic shell = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("WScript.Shell"); - Run the following code to start Notepad:
shell.Run(@"%windir%\notepad", 5);
- Run the following code to send keystrokes to Notepad by using the SendKeys method:
shell.SendKeys("Name{Tab}Age{Tab}Gender{Enter}");
Technology category
- Silverlight
- Office
Languages
This code sample contains the following programming languages:| Language | Project Name |
| Visual C# | CSSL4COMInterop |
| Visual Basic.NET | VBSL4COMInterop |
Prerequisites
To run this code sample, you must be running the following products:- Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010
- Silverlight 4 runtime
- Microsoft Office 2007 or a later version of Microsoft Office
Tags
- Silverlight
- Office
- COM Interoperate