Suggest good book for ActiveX Control

[_anil_]

Hello all I am planning to start making activeX control using MFC. can you please suggest some good books. regards Anil:

[Mircea Puiu]

"Understanding ActiveX and OLE" by David Chappell - Microsoft Press SkyWalker

[ThatsAlok]

anil wrote:

I am planning to start making activeX control using MFC.

Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL 3.0 [^]

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cheers, Alok Gupta VC Forum Q&A :- I/ IV

[_anil_]

Thanks for your quick responce. The book you suggested is on ATL. MFC based book. there is something difference between ATL based and MFC based I think. if not then tell me. I am totaly new to this area.

[_anil_]

Thanks for your quick response I will have a look at it

[V G]

If you are going to develop a COM component... then ATL is an easier way... the idl files and guids are generated automatically MFC is basically for win32 program development using API's if ur developing com components... go for ATL

[V G]

have a look at this: COM and COM+ programming primer i dont remember the author's name this will help with ATL and MFC