Hi there,

probably a usual question:
Can I set up the PIA Office2003 on a windows server without having an
office application?
If so, is that free or do I need a licence?

Thanks very much for your help,

Chris

The PIAs only contain metadata to allows the .NET managed runtime to
call unmanaged code in the Microsoft Office COM-based API (a skeleton
of the types that are available)

So yes you are going to need a license for the real products on your
server.

PIA Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3c9a983a-ac14-4125-8ba0-d36d67e0f4ad&DisplayLang=en

Some useful info:
Primer
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa201322(office.11).aspx

Working with the Office XP Primary Interop Assemblies
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163987(office.10).aspx

Known Issues:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163989(office.10).aspx

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