Can anyone recommend a good COM book?
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I've learned to use some COM/DOM objects when writing an ADO class. I feel bad because I can use them but I really don't understand all that's going on. So can anyone recommend a good book on COM? nay
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Essential COM by Don Box. Michael :-) "Eureka" is Greek for "This bath is too hot"
Good book.
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I've learned to use some COM/DOM objects when writing an ADO class. I feel bad because I can use them but I really don't understand all that's going on. So can anyone recommend a good book on COM? nay
COM is for nerds :-D :-D
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COM is for nerds :-D :-D
Are you a nerd Stefan? ;P One good thing about getting older, you don't lose the ages you've been!
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I've learned to use some COM/DOM objects when writing an ADO class. I feel bad because I can use them but I really don't understand all that's going on. So can anyone recommend a good book on COM? nay
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Are you a nerd Stefan? ;P One good thing about getting older, you don't lose the ages you've been!
Yes ;)
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I've learned to use some COM/DOM objects when writing an ADO class. I feel bad because I can use them but I really don't understand all that's going on. So can anyone recommend a good book on COM? nay
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Inside COM (Microsoft Press) by Dale Rogerson No generalization is 100% true. Not even this one.
Navin wrote: Inside COM (Microsoft Press) by Dale Rogerson Good choice...
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Beginning ATL3 COM Programming -by Richard Grimes. Then you will be ready for: Professional ATL COM Programming -by Richard Grimes They both are full of detail and examples and are easy to follow.
do they follow the same pattern that every other COM book does: 1st 3rd: an excruicatingly detailed explanation of the joys of IUnknown and Class Factories and how to do it in C, like a Real Man. nevermind that you'll never see this stuff again, unless you hate yourself and those around you, and insist on doing it from C. 2nd 3rd: 200 pages devoted to a single example that has no relation to anything i'll ever write. oh look, an analog clock - here's 20 pages on how to calculate the angles for the hands, and another 20 to show a better way. last 3rd: a collection of random things you might want to do in an ActiveX object (how to use a timer, how to send a message, how to host other objects, how to put it on a web page) ? b.t.w., i've never seen a good COM book. :) -c
Cheap Oil. It's worth it!
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do they follow the same pattern that every other COM book does: 1st 3rd: an excruicatingly detailed explanation of the joys of IUnknown and Class Factories and how to do it in C, like a Real Man. nevermind that you'll never see this stuff again, unless you hate yourself and those around you, and insist on doing it from C. 2nd 3rd: 200 pages devoted to a single example that has no relation to anything i'll ever write. oh look, an analog clock - here's 20 pages on how to calculate the angles for the hands, and another 20 to show a better way. last 3rd: a collection of random things you might want to do in an ActiveX object (how to use a timer, how to send a message, how to host other objects, how to put it on a web page) ? b.t.w., i've never seen a good COM book. :) -c
Cheap Oil. It's worth it!
No, it is really straight forward and step by step. What does COM mean, and what does that require? How do you meet those requirements (IUnknown)? How are more interfaces built off of IUnknown? How does ATL make this so easy that you shouldn't use anything else? How do we incorporate things we need (like error handling)? There is a grand overview here: Richard Grimes Website [new window].
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I've learned to use some COM/DOM objects when writing an ADO class. I feel bad because I can use them but I really don't understand all that's going on. So can anyone recommend a good book on COM? nay
Many of those mentioned are good but at very different levels of detail and coverage. I have many of them. Take the list and go to the store and look to see. To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step towards Knowledge. Benjamin Disraeli