Microsoft Office Web Components resources

The Microsoft Office Web Components have been plagued by a lack of documentation. Developers often find it difficult to find information concerning the usage and implementation�of the OWC object model's interface.

There is sufficient documentation available for the Microsoft Office Web Components. However, these resources are not easy to find.

This is a comprehensive list of Office Web Component Resources.
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Newsgroups dedicated to the Office Web Components
�� microsoft.public.office.developer.web.components
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Books dedicated to the Office Web Components
�� The O.W.C. Black Book Second Edition
���� Alvin Bruney 2007
�� The Microsoft Office Web Components Black Book with .NET
���� Alvin Bruney 2005
�� Professional Asp Programming Guide for Office Web Component: With
��� Office 2000 and Office XP��������� Qimao Zhang 2001
�� Programming Microsoft Office 2000 Web Components
��� Dave Stearns 2000

Resources available on the Internet.
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General
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OWC 9
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/dno2kta/html/ofintrowbcom.asp
OWC reference
�http://www.webtropy.com/articles/art14-2.asp?Interop=OWC
OWC preview
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/ �����seminar/mmcfeed/mmcdisplayfeed.asp?lang=en&product=103335&audience=100402
OWC Book excerpt
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/dnowcbk/html/odc_chap4owc.asp
OWC and VB
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;235542
OWC incorrect help topics
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;229577
Deployment
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828950
O.W.C. Outside of Internet Explorer
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q231094/
Web Component download
�http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=982B0359-0A86-4FB2-�A7EE-5F3A499515DD&displaylang=EN
Security vulnerability white paper
�http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-044.mspx
OWC limitations
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;317316
Registration free COM components
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/dndotnet/html/whypriinterop.asp
Connecting to XML Web Services
�http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315695
OWC PIA's
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/dnoxpta/html/odc_oxppias.asp
Interactive usage
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555094
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;286278
Handling events for the O.W.C.
�http://support.microsoft.com/?id=328275 .
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319342/EN-US/
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319341/EN-US/
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319559/EN-US/
Office Automation
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/dno2kta/html/offaut.asp
OWC vulnerabilities
�http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3851_1016171
�http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/04/09/a_trio_of_msoffice_security/
Licensing
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url= /�����workshop/components/activex/licensing.asp
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q243006/
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555075
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q243006/
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555094
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555075
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid= �����http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q288/7/29.asp&NoWebContent=1
�http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/xp/developer/platform/ owcfaq.asp
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;243006
MDAC 2.5 download
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/downloads/default.aspx
OWC langauge reference
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/owc/default.aspx
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/owcvba10/html/octocwhatsnew.asp
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Charting Component
Dynamic Chart Generation
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;244049
Combination Charts
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=286211
Streaming charts to browser
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=
�http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q264/0/96.asp& NoWebContent=1
Server-side chart generation
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;244049
Charting with the O.W.C.
�http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/080603-1.aspx
Binding charts to datasources
�http://support.microsoft.com/?id=288907
Custom drawing
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555162
Null data points
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q286317
Binding charts to xml datasource
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://�support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q286/2/12.asp&NoWebContent=1

Pivot Table Component
Pivot Table Cloned Member issue resolution
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q301582/
Extracting aggregates values
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q286210/
Retrieving filtered members
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q302101/
OWC installation issues
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;288739
Pivot Table List View Programming
�http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010345791033.aspx
Pivot Table List in Access form
�http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298764
Pivot Table rendering
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;294798
Pivot Table hyperlink support
�http://support.microsoft.com/?id=317630
Pivot Table code and VB
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235542
OLAP
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/dnexcl2k2/html/odc_XLOWCOlap.asp
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/10/OLAP/
���Spreadsheet Component
Exporting data
�http://www.wimdows.net/articles/article.aspx?aid=15
Com Add-Ins with Excel
�http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP052386071033.aspx
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q256624/
OWC Resources and object models for XP and 2000
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/previous/components/default.aspx
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/owcvba10/html/octocmsowcobjectmodels.asp
Word integration basics
�http://www.pcquest.com/content/search/showarticle.asp? artid=43566
Convert ADO.NET dataset to ADO recordset
�http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316337
Streaming Excel to the browser
�http://www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/20021220.asp
OWC help and support
�http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;kbhowto&sd=gn&ln=en-us
Spreadsheet cell linking
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/dnacc2k2/html/odc_acprogpvt.asp
Excel spreadsheet programming
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/dnacbk02/html/odc_4010c12.asp
OWC programming
�http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-����us/odeopg/html/deovrworkingwithofficewebcomponents.asp

If these resources are unable to solve your problems, Microsoft Product Group fully supports�all versions of the Office Web Components. Simply submit a support incident in order to resolve your issue.

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