COM+ Programming from the Ground UP

**DESCRIPTION**

The ultimate guide for COM+ software developers.Thorough coverage of all COM+ programming essentials in concise, accelerated from the Ground Up format. Hundreds of hands-on examples fo code donwloadable from Osborne's Web Site.Step-by-step instructions and a guide to understanding. Attributes - which simplify the creation of COM+ components.

**BACK COVER**

Develop, manage, and deploy enterprise-ready Windows 2000 applications using COM+ and the vital information contained in this book. You掞l learn every aspect of this robust architecture宧rom the foundational IUnknown interface, class factories, and type libraries to connection points, transactions, and Event Series. You掞l also find full details on each oleautomation data type, error handling, and COM+ threading models. Expert programmers Mark Michaelis and Herbert Schildt thoroughly and methodically present all aspects of COM+ programming along with real-world examples and insightful In Depth boxes no programmer should be without. Build and maintain distributed applications using COM+Maximize code re-use via componentizationIncrease performance with asynchronous method callsSend and receive notifications using COM eventsSupport transactions using COM+ component servicesLeverage COM synchronization by selecting the appropriate COM threading modelRun disconnected systems using queued components and Event Services

**CONTENTS**

Chapter 1: Introducing COM+.

Chapter 2: COM+ Fundamentals: Building a Simple Component and Client.

Chapter 3: Introducing the ATL.

Chapter 4: Introducing the IDL.

Chapter 5: The Client Side of COM and Using Smart Pointers.

Chapter 6: Working with the COM String Known as BSTR.

Chapter 7: More COM Data Types.

Chapter 8: Exploring IDispatch.

Chapter 9: Error Handling and Component Debugging.

Chapter 10: Events.

Chapter 11: ActiveX.

Chapter 12: DCOM.

Chapter 13: Threading.

Chapter 14: The COM+ Evolution.

Chapter 15: Building a COM+ System.