Contents:

About This Document

1. Overview

• What is COM and DCOM?
• What is MTS?
• COM Features
• COM/MTS Applications

2. Starting Development

• Preparing the Development Workstation
• Preparing for Application Development
• Accessing Databases

3. Building COM Components

• Creating Service Components
• Defining the Component's Interface
• Implementing Methods
• Saving as a COM Component
• Logging Server Messages
• Calling Other COM Components
• Programming Component Events
• Sample COM Components

4. Building Client Screens

• Working with COM Components
• Sample Client Screens

5. Deploying COM Components

• Steps for Deployment
• Registering Components for MTS
• Using Database Transactions

A. COM/MTS Utilities

B. COM Samples

• Description of the COM Samples

C. New Windows Executables

• Client and Web Application Broker Executables

D. Deployment Checklist

E. Troubleshooting Guide

• Error Message Listing

Index