The terms of COM (Microsofts Component Object Model) "Automation" means "OLE
Automation". I think the OLE part was dropped because Automation as a
facility outgrew it.
"Automation" in everyday terms means to allow something to sit inbetween you
and the job you want to do, and do it for you based on your instructions.
If you develop a COM capable application and provide appropriate COM code
interfaces such that you enable "Automation" to operate, you can then
use that application from another application, as if it was its own. In
effect, another application can use your COM Automation capable application
to do a job for it, that it does not want to do itself. Just like you would
use a washing machine to do your clothes for you because you can't be
bothered learning all the details of how hot the water should be, or how
much powder to use etc etc. You just tell it, "wash my clothes" and it does
it (you may need a bit of skill to know what buttons (COM interfaces) to use
to achieve this).
I hope this makes sense, because you make me think hard about exactly what
it means now. I am not an expert at this stuff.
Regards
Stephen Cole
Post by yogeshwhat is the meaning of automation in ole automation?
how it is related to the term in automation we use in day to day life?
why it is specifically called as automation when in software
everything is automated?
regards,
Yogesh Joshi