Visual Fortran provides a wizard to simplify the use of Component Object Model (COM) and Automation (formerly called OLE Automation) objects. The Visual Fortran Module Wizard generates Fortran 95/90 modules that simplify calling COM and Automation services from Fortran programs. This Fortran code lets you invoke routines in a dynamic link library, methods of an Automation object, and member functions of a Component Object Model (COM) object.
The following sections describe the use of COM and Automation objects as clients with Visual Fortran:
For information on creating a COM server with Visual Fortran, see Creating a COM Server.