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I am trying to use Visual C++ 5.0 to create an automation controller for Microsoft Excel. &nbsp;The code that I have is API based some using MFC would be difficult at best. &nbsp;While poking through the Visual C++ help files, I came across the #import directive, and was excited to see that this compiler directive would generate wrapper classes for me based on a type library file. &nbsp;When I added &quot;#import ..\excel8.olb&quot; and tried to compile I got and undeclared identifier on MsoRGBType. &nbsp;My guess is that I need to #import another file before excel8.olb. &nbsp;Is this correct and if so which file is it?
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I am trying to use Visual C++ 5.0 to create an automation controller for Microsoft Excel.  The code that I have is API based some using MFC would be difficult at best.  While poking through the Visual C++ help files, I came across the #import directive, and was excited to see that this compiler directive would generate wrapper classes for me based on a type library file.  When I added "#import ..\excel8.olb" and tried to compile I got and undeclared identifier on MsoRGBType.  My guess is that I need to #import another file before excel8.olb.  Is this correct and if so which file is it?

Excel automation controller

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