For compatibility purposes, it will remain valid for future revisions of Navigator. Implementation Details Netscape automation objects follow a naming convention. Your OLE automation application does not need to follow this convention, but Netscape's convention is described here for informational purposes. The automation object names are entered in the system registry as Application. Purpose is a word indicating the general purpose of the automation object.
Version is the revision number of the automation object.
You must specify the version of the automation object to ensure that the properties and methods of the object are consistent with what your application expects. These methods and properties can be accessed in other languages as well. A type library generally increases the speed at which you can implement communication with Navigator automation objects, if you are using a programming environment that uses type libraries. The Navigator automation object names are currently not inserted into the system registry at installation time. Navigator users must execute the Navigator binary at least once before the Navigator automation objects can be used by other applications.