JavaScript Programmer’s Reference Cross-references: ECMA 262 edition 2 (Web hosting reseller)
JavaScript Programmer’s Reference Cross-references: ECMA 262 edition 2 section 7.8 ECMA 262 edition 3 section 7.9 O’Reilly JavaScript Definitive Guide page 28 Wrox Instant JavaScript page 17 Automation object (Object/JScript) An object created in the JScript environment for connecting to other applications within the host environment. Availability: JScript 3.0 Internet Explorer 4.0 IE myAutomation = GetObject(aLocation) IE myAutomation = GetObject(aLocation, anObjectType) IE myAutomation = GetObject(aLocation!aSubObject) JavaScript syntax: IE myAutomation = GetObject (aLocation!aSubObject, anObjectType) anObjectType What sort of application and object class type to be created aLocation A path to the file for the object to be instantiated Argument list: aSubObject A fragment identifier for a sub-object within the file See also: ActiveXObject object, GetObject()