COM overview
Experts,
I am doing some self study and need your help. I am NOT a programmer, but am interested in learning how it all comes together. All that mentioned I need an identifiable explanation as I have read several sites, but am looking for simpler explanation so I can better interpret those articles.
What is a COM object?
How are they utilized?
How do they work?
I would greatly appreciate real life examples to help relate to your explanation.
I am doing some self study and need your help. I am NOT a programmer, but am interested in learning how it all comes together. All that mentioned I need an identifiable explanation as I have read several sites, but am looking for simpler explanation so I can better interpret those articles.
What is a COM object?
How are they utilized?
How do they work?
I would greatly appreciate real life examples to help relate to your explanation.
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Kinger247,
Thanks for the reply. This was one of the first articles I read. Unfortunately it is greek and am unable to parse it.
"Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) technology in the Microsoft Windows-family of Operating Systems enables software components to communicate. COM is used by developers to create re-usable software components, link components together to build applications, and take advantage of Windows services. The family of COM technologies includes COM+, Distributed COM (DCOM) and ActiveX® Controls."
Software components? Are the COM's a file type such as a DLL that are able to be shared?
Sorry for being so ignorant.
Thanks for the reply. This was one of the first articles I read. Unfortunately it is greek and am unable to parse it.
"Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) technology in the Microsoft Windows-family of Operating Systems enables software components to communicate. COM is used by developers to create re-usable software components, link components together to build applications, and take advantage of Windows services. The family of COM technologies includes COM+, Distributed COM (DCOM) and ActiveX® Controls."
Software components? Are the COM's a file type such as a DLL that are able to be shared?
Sorry for being so ignorant.
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.dll, .ocx and .exe can all be COM objects.
Think of it as metaphor - like a steering wheel....
You wrote the code for the steering wheel, you compile it to a binary standard that enables any other person requiring a steering wheel to use.
The wheel will come compiled (black box).
Think of it as metaphor - like a steering wheel....
You wrote the code for the steering wheel, you compile it to a binary standard that enables any other person requiring a steering wheel to use.
The wheel will come compiled (black box).
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AngryBinary,
Awesome description! Makes since. One thing for clarification on the last sentence.
"On the user's machine, they will need to have your program, and the COM binary file (often a DLL or OCX) registered."
Who provides the COM (ocx and DLL)? Microsoft and/or Application programmer? And, how does the COM get registered?
Thanks
Link334
Awesome description! Makes since. One thing for clarification on the last sentence.
"On the user's machine, they will need to have your program, and the COM binary file (often a DLL or OCX) registered."
Who provides the COM (ocx and DLL)? Microsoft and/or Application programmer? And, how does the COM get registered?
Thanks
Link334
In COM you expose the interfaces and hide actual implementation to the outside world. Any program can make use of the services of your COM object by making use of the interface method it exposes. The services will be implemented by you in a different class. The user will be least bothered to know how the services are implemented.
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sorry !!! self study ??
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www.google.com
www.altavista.com
gud collection of information:-
www.wikipedia.org
GO SEARCH THERE...........
sorry !!! self study ??
The best option is goto a gud search engine and search for it !! You will definatly get help !!
This aint a good Study ... i think searching will allow u to go through the other notes too...
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Don't want to waffle on here, so heres a link for further info : http://www.microsoft.com/com/default.mspx