Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies 14.0.4763.1150

Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) are a set of Microsoft .NET Framework runtime callable wrapper assemblies that enable developers to create applications that interact with Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

You need to use Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies if you want to develop applications that automate or extend the functionality of Microsoft Office applications using the .NET Framework. PIAs provide a managed code interface to interact with the Office object model, enabling developers to access and manipulate Office documents programmatically.

Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies support Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, 2010, and 2013 applications.

No, the Primary Interop Assemblies are not installed automatically with Microsoft Office. They must be installed separately using the Microsoft Office developer tools or from the NuGet package manager.

Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies can be used with any .NET programming language such as C#, Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), and F#. They are also compatible with other .NET languages that target the Common Language Runtime (CLR).

Yes, you can redistribute the necessary Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies with your application so that it can run on other computers without installing the Office developer tools.

To use the Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies in your application, you need to reference the appropriate PIA assembly in your Visual Studio project. You can then use the types and members of the Office object model in your code.

Common uses of Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies include automating repetitive tasks in Microsoft Excel, generating reports in Microsoft Word, and creating presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. They can also be used to develop add-ins, custom ribbons, and other extensions for Microsoft Office applications.

Some limitations of using Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies include potential performance and compatibility issues, as well as versioning problems when multiple versions of Office are installed on the same machine. It is also important to note that using PIAs requires a certain level of knowledge and expertise in the .NET Framework and Office object model.

You can find more information about using Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies on the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website, as well as in various books and online tutorials.