IfYouSaySo
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This article explains how to do a Word/Excel/Access-like automation object model in a .NET GUI. The provided project is done in C#, but I thought the article was fascinating and informative:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/automationmodel.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/automationmodel.asp