Book DescriptionMicrosoft COM is prevalent throughout Windows operating systems--95, 98, NT. To build applications which interface with Windows systems, therefore, programmers must understand and learn to use COM. This book will lay the groundwork for understanding COM, and focus on how to develop applications in Delphi which interact efficiently with Windows systems. The book will include coverage of DCOM, Microsoft's distributed architecture which is based on COM. It will also cover the latest developments in Delphi 5, currently due out in September 1999.This book will teach COM programming to Delphi 4 and 5 programmers. After providing an understanding of the COM framework, it offers a practical exploration of COM to enable Delphi developers to program component-based applications. Typical real-world scenarios, such as Windows Shell programming, automating Microsoft Agent, and creating and using ActiveX controls, will be explored. Discussion of each topic will be illustrated with detailed examples.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great book that takes you from A-Z
I thought this book gives the programmer all of the tools to write COM/DCOM apps. It is a must if you are planning to go with COM/Delphi. I still think that COM is safer than .NET at the present time. The only drawback with the book is that there is no way to contact the author and the code for the book cannot be downloaded from the web site shown on the back cover.
Rating: - Not worth buying
I think this book is not worth buying, because there are too many features that was just left off by the author, using always the same excuse: "Well, this feature is not commonly used, so I won't disscuss it any further in this book". Besides that, it gives you a big averall coverage of COM. If you want to go to the inners of COM, this book is not for you. It was not for me.
Rating: - super book
Just a quick note to say this is a super book. A great, lucid introduction to COM. The section on Istreams and structured files was super useful. If you are ever going to use COM at all, this book is a must
Rating: - Excelent book!
Um livro importantíssimo para aqueles que querem utilizar todas as potencialidades da programação baseada em COM/DCOM. A introdução ao ADO é bem feita, e com um exemplo muito prático e elucidativo. Apesar dos poucos erros em alguns códigos, o livro é muito bem escrito, sintético e didático. Eu o recomendo. Programadores em Delphi do Brasil, leiam este livro!
Rating: - COM Basics explained nicely....BUT.....Some Major Typos
This book has already added several nuclear warheads to my programming arsenal. It explained many concepts I have struggled with in a very explicit manner. There is a severe problem with this book however. I have already found errors in the code examples that have hindered my learning. The top code example on page 24, and on page 26 are good examples. On page 24, TObject was not typecasted as a TFormattedInteger and thus could not be casted "AS" an IFormattedNumber. It generated the compiler ... Read More
- Not worth buying
- super book
