'''[http://www.microsoft.com/%|%Microsoft]''' , headquartered in the state of Washington , produces the [Microsoft Windows%|%Windows] operating systems , [Microsoft Office] applications , and many other software products .



** Description **

Microsoft's applications are known for using
communication protocols that are unique to Microsoft. The Wiki has pages on dealing with
Microsoft's Component Object Model ([COM]) and the older Dynamic Data Exchange ([DDE])
as well as Open DataBase Connectivity ([ODBC]).  Microsoft [Excel] is also frequently discussed.



** See Also **

   [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd316440.aspx%|%Taking Advantage of Windows 2000 and .NET Platform] , Jan Dubois , David Ascher , 2001-06-01:   how to use scripting languages , including Tcl , [Perl] , and [Python] , with Microsoft facilities such as [OLE] , [COM] , [ActiveX] , [CDO] , [WMI] .

   [Microsoft Command Shell]:   
   



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