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#ifndef __com_sun_star_bridge_oleautomation_Factory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_bridge_oleautomation_Factory_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XMultiServiceFactory_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.idl>
#endif


//=============================================================================

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module bridge {  module oleautomation {

//=============================================================================

/** makes it possible to create COM objects as UNO objects.

    <p>
    A COM object must have a ProgId since the ProgId is used as argument for
    <method scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstance</method>.
    The only interfaces which are mapped are <code>IUnknown</code> and
    <code>IDispatch</code>. The created UNO objects support
    <type scope="com::sun::star::script">XInvocation</type> if the original COM
    objects support <code>IDispatch</code>.
    </p>
    <p>
    The optional parameters of the method
    <method scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments</method>
    are reserved for future use; at this time they are ignored.
    </p>
 */
service Factory
{
    interface com::sun::star::lang::XMultiServiceFactory;
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; }; };

/*=============================================================================

=============================================================================*/
#endif
