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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_bridge_oleautomation_Factory_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_bridge_oleautomation_Factory_idl__
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XMultiServiceFactory_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.idl>
32#endif
33
34
35//=============================================================================
36
37module com {  module sun {  module star {  module bridge {  module oleautomation {
38
39//=============================================================================
40
41/** makes it possible to create COM objects as UNO objects.
42
43	<p>
44	A COM object must have a ProgId since the ProgId is used as argument for
45	<method scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstance</method>.
46	The only interfaces which are mapped are <code>IUnknown</code> and
47	<code>IDispatch</code>. The created UNO objects support
48	<type scope="com::sun::star::script">XInvocation</type> if the original COM
49	objects support <code>IDispatch</code>.
50	</p>
51	<p>
52	The optional parameters of the method
53	<method scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments</method>
54	are reserved for future use; at this time they are ignored.
55	</p>
56 */
57service Factory
58{
59	interface com::sun::star::lang::XMultiServiceFactory;
60};
61
62//=============================================================================
63
64}; }; }; }; };
65
66/*=============================================================================
67
68=============================================================================*/
69#endif
70