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ExternalApplication Interface

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Represents the Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 application.

Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath (in microsoft.office.interop.infopath.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
'Usage

Remarks

_ExternalApplication.

The ExternalApplication object is a deprecated type that should no longer be used for automation. The Application object and the XDocument object contain the properties and methods needed for external automation of the InfoPath application.

For backward compatibility, the ExternalApplication object can be used to perform a limited set of InfoPath operations such as creating, opening, or closing a form; registering or un-registering a form template; or simply quitting the application.

Example

In the following example, the ExternalApplication object is created and used to open a form:

ExternalApplication infoPath = new ExternalApplicationClass();
// Open an InfoPath form.
infoPath.Open(@"C:\My Forms\Form1.xml", 1);

Note

The above example assumes that the Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath namespace is being used and that the Microsoft InfoPath 2.0 Type Library is referenced.

See Also

Reference

ExternalApplication Members
Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath Namespace