/Visual Studio 2008/CppAutomatePowerPoint/Solution1.h

/****************************** Module Header ******************************\

* Module Name:  Solution1.h

* Project:      CppAutomatePowerPoint

* Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.

* 

* The code in Solution1.h/cpp demonstrates the use of #import to automate 

* PowerPoint. #import (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8etzzkb6.aspx), 

* a new directive that became available with Visual C++ 5.0, creates VC++ 

* "smart pointers" from a specified type library. It is very powerful, but 

* often not recommended because of reference-counting problems that typically 

* occur when used with the Microsoft Office applications. Unlike the direct 

* API approach in Solution2.h/cpp, smart pointers enable us to benefit from 

* the type info to early/late bind the object. #import takes care of adding 

* the messy guids to the project and the COM APIs are encapsulated in custom 

* classes that the #import directive generates.

* 

* This source is subject to the Microsoft Public License.

* See http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/licenses.mspx#Ms-PL.

* All other rights reserved.

* 

* THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, 

* EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED 

* WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

\***************************************************************************/



#pragma once





//

//   FUNCTION: AutomatePowerPointByImport(LPVOID)

//

//   PURPOSE: Automate Microsoft PowerPoint using the #import directive and 

//      smart pointers.

//

//   PARAMETERS:

//      * lpParam - The thread data passed to the function using the 

//      lpParameter parameter when creating a thread. 

//      (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686736.aspx)

//

//   RETURN VALUE: The return value indicates the success or failure of the 

//      function. 

//

DWORD WINAPI AutomatePowerPointByImport(LPVOID lpParam);