'For a Microsoft COM application (Component Object Model), one can create an instance of an OLE Automation
'object.  This allows one to open an application and use the objects and their corresponding properties and methods
'provided.  
'
'In the Windows Registry, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT contains COM applications and their programmatic identifiers
'Looking in the folder, there are entries for Maxim.CCDCamera, Maxim.Document, and Maxim.Application, but not for 
'Maxim.Focuser (which is an object listed in the help menu)

dim Foc
dim Doc
dim Imag
dim App

'So according to the registry, all of these objects should be available

Set App=CreateObject("Maxim.Application")
Set Imag=CreateObject("Maxim.CCDCamera")
Set Doc=CreateObject("Maxim.Document")
 
'But this object is not!!
'Set Foc=CreateObject("Maxim.Focuser")

'For Future Reference, the entries in the registry should allow scripting of Excel, Word, Matlab, and 
'tons of other applications.  This means alot of possibilities for VBScripting