Working with Microsoft Project Objects

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With the Microsoft® Project 2000 object model, you can build powerful custom applications easily. Microsoft® Visual Basic® Applications Edition programming system extends the Visual Basic programming style to access Project project-planning software–supplied objects. In addition, the Visual Basic programming style is extended to access a Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft® Word word processing, the Microsoft® Access database management system, and the Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation graphics program. This common macro language across applications makes it possible for access to schedule data stored in a project, as well as all the interface commands in the macro language found in Project.

In This Section

• Understanding the Project Object Model
  Each Project object contains summary information, tasks, and resources. The Project object represents an individual project or a collection of projects.
• Understanding the Project Application Object
  The Application object is the top of the hierarchy. All project objects are accessed through the Application object.

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