Need to create a COM automation server using VB.net 2003

Hi Experts,

I am trying to create an application using .net that is an .EXE (and runs as an application that has forms and stuff) but that ALSO has an interface that can be accessed from an outside process using a COM interface. The big thing that I'm after here is that I want the running application and any outside connections to share a single set of data.

A good example for what I'm going for is the following scenario: somebody opens an instance of Microsoft Word on a computer and loads up a document. Then outside programs connect to the instance of Word and search around the loaded document using COM interfaces. I am 99% sure that this is a possible scenario using COM and Word, and want to build my VB application so that it provides a similar programmatic interface.

The big thing I need assistance with is setting up my class interfaces (and registering them, etc.) in VB .net 2003 so that outside COM clients can easily connect. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
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