Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.368 EAN: 9781584502548 ISBN: 1584502541 Label: Delmar Thomson Learning Manufacturer: Delmar Thomson Learning Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 312 Publication Date: September 24, 2002 Publisher: Delmar Thomson Learning Sales Rank: 1577749 Studio: Delmar Thomson Learning
Editorial Review:
Product DescriptionWritten for Delphi developers and programmers who need to incorporate automation elements and other COM objects into their applications, this book teaches how to use the often-overlooked programming tools of Delphi to create powerful commercial products. It begins by discussing the Delphi integrated development environment, the user interface, and the principles of object-oriented programming. It then moves on to more complex topics such as VCL Delphi libraries, creating components, and creating simple COM objects, servers, and automation dispatchers. There is also information on how to use ActiveX controls in applications and how to create an ActiveX control from VCL Delphi components and forms.
Key Features * Teaches developers how to create commercial quality applications with Delphi * Compatible with Delphi 6 * Provides detailed coverage of VCL Delphi libraries, using ActiveX controls and COM objects * Covers the Delphi integrated development environment, from the user interface to more sophisticated object-oriented programming principles * Includes a thorough discussion of basic types and architecture of components, followed by methods to create your own Delphi components * Contains a comprehensive list of WIN32 API error messages with value numbers and complete descriptions of the problem * Provides schematics and source code for numerous projects discussed in the book
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Delphi Programming with COM and ActiveX
This book is a waste of paper. It just recycles
standard Borland information and does NOT cover
COM or Active X in a serious way.
Rating: - If you are serious about COM, DON't BOTHER WITH THIS BOOK
***A V O I D *** T H I S *** B O O K !!! In short, if you are serious about COM and ActiveX, or if you want to know in-depth detail info on COM or ActiveX in the context of Delphi, this book IS USELESS. The coverages on COM and ActiveX are, in my opinion, VERY VERY BASIC, NOT EVEN CLOSE.
There are total of 14 chapters, and the first 8 chapters, roughly 190 page, have little or nothing to do with COM and ActiveX. The author wasted 8 chapters in topics like Using Object Pascal and ... Read More
Rating: - Good, clear coverage - but in 2002?
I had to double-check the date on this book, and it is indeed a 2002 title (it even has a translation copyright of 2003).
Yet, in this age with developer tools vendors scrambling over themselves to provide Web Services, cross-platform portability and other "next generation" features, it seems unusual to come across a new title about the humble old COM and ActiveX interfaces.
I can't help but feel even if the book is new, the manuscript is old: the book purports to be "Delphi 6 ... Read More
- Delphi Programming with COM and ActiveX 
- Good, clear coverage - but in 2002?
