topic Re: BAPI ActiveX component - how to get started? in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-activex-component-how-to-get-started/m-p/4481784#M1061133 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I found the necessary *.dll by downloading the SAP GUI</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:17:50 GMT Former Member 2008-10-31T09:17:50Z BAPI ActiveX component - how to get started? https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-activex-component-how-to-get-started/m-p/4481782#M1061131 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello!</P><P></P><P>I will develop a MS Access application (VBA) that communicates with the client's SAP MM and PM modules. Basically the Access application will extract data but also, in a next step, send some data back to SAP.</P><P></P><P>Now, I have read a bit about the BAPI ActiveX component that one can use in order to develop code in VBA to communicate with SAP, but I am not sure how to get started. Therefore I have a couple of questions that I would be more than happy if someone could help me out with:</P><P></P><P>1) Where do I get the BAPI ActiveX component? I guess that I must add a reference to it in my VBA development environment. </P><P></P><P>2) I currently don't have SAP on my work station but I expect that I sooner or later will get access to the client's development instance of SAP in order to test against. But until then, what can I do to progress?</P><P></P><P>3) Is the BAPI ActiveX component the best way for me to progress or are there other means to communicate with the SAP system that are preferred?</P><P></P><P>Many thanks in advance to those that can help me with one or all of my questions.</P><P></P><P>Kind regards,</P><P>Younes</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:01:06 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-activex-component-how-to-get-started/m-p/4481782#M1061131 Former Member 2008-09-05T13:01:06Z Re: BAPI ActiveX component - how to get started? https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-activex-component-how-to-get-started/m-p/4481783#M1061132 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Read this:</P><P></P><P><A href="http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/print46c/en/data/pdf/bcfesde8/bcfesde8.pdf" target="test_blank">http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/print46c/en/data/pdf/bcfesde8/bcfesde8.pdf</A></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:25:24 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-activex-component-how-to-get-started/m-p/4481783#M1061132 Former Member 2008-09-05T19:25:24Z Re: BAPI ActiveX component - how to get started? https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-activex-component-how-to-get-started/m-p/4481784#M1061133 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I found the necessary *.dll by downloading the SAP GUI</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:17:50 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-activex-component-how-to-get-started/m-p/4481784#M1061133 Former Member 2008-10-31T09:17:50Z