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The Microsoft .NET Framework is here, but COM will be a valuable part of the Windows programmer's armory of technologies for years to come. This book explains how and where COM fits into the new .NET world. It also demonstrates the new technologies that are available in .NET, and it shows how to interoperate between COM and .NET. It's essentially a "one-stop shopping" resource for COM programmers who want to work with .NET. The authors use both theoretical and practical approaches-explaining how the mechanisms work and also providing practical advice plus code to show how to approach interoperability in practice. By the end of this book, readers will understand topics such as the place of COM in the .NET world, what's new in .NET for COM programmers, how to use Microsoft Visual Studio .NET to write "traditional" COM objects, how to use COM objects in .NET code, and how to use .NET objects as COM objects.

COM (Component Object Model) is Microsoft’s specification for building distributed applications that work across networks and the Internet. It is a highly complex and mysterious topic, which ties in to everything Microsoft is doing with Windows. In this book aimed at experienced programmers, Ash Rofail unlocks the secrets of programming COM, writing in the classic Mastering style. This is no theoretical treatise but a practical exploration of how to do real things with COM, including creating COM objects, working with the Registry, reusing components, and getting the most out of ActiveX controls. Includes coverage of DCOM and COM+, Microsoft’s latest version of the standard for Windows 2000.

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