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Option 2: Connect To Top-level Named Automation Object
This option creates a connection to an existing instance of a top-level Automation object (such as "Excel.Application"). This does not work with lower-level objects (such as "Excel.Sheet"), and fails if the Server is not already running:
Figure 8–2 summarizes the basic logic for this option.
Figure 8–2: Automation Connection Option 2
NOTE: This option is equivalent to the Visual Basic GetObject(,class) function call.
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