William,
I'm sorry to say but this is the way it is. But you haven't even told us what *language* you want to write it in. How are we supposed to help you?
And yes, there is a CD with samples and stuff. I've seen it on VB because I used it to make about 10 apps for myself and companies I worked for. If you install VB, you can also install the samples, which if I remember correctly is what I used to write a TS COM component for a Swiss bank that ran for years.
Sorry to be so negative but it's not really simple.
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And always try the MS KB first before posting.
The answer is probably already posted.
MS KB:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;KBHOWTO
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Mark-Allen Perry
ALPHA Systems
Marly, Switzerland
mark-allen_AT_mvps_DOT_org
"William W. Plummer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:MK34d.23023$wV.20149@attbi_s54...
Mark-Allen Perry wrote:
> It a bit more complicated than a single message but there are other
> newsgroups which handle these questions.
>
> One is the vb.com group. Others are those handling DotNet components.
>
> I have written some in VB and some in DotNet.
>
> Try this link:
> http://search.microsoft.com/search/r...&c=0&s=1&swc=0
> <http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=dcom&View=msdn&st=b&c=0&s=1&swc=0>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> And always try the MS KB first before posting.
> The answer is probably already posted.
> MS KB: http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;KBHOWTO
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> Mark-Allen Perry
> ALPHA Systems
> Marly, Switzerland
> mark-allen_AT_mvps_DOT_org
>
> "William W. Plummer" <(E-Mail Removed)
> <private.php?do=newpm&u=>> wrote in message
> news:qO14d.87073$D%.25439@attbi_s51...
> Can somebody recommend a book on how to code a DCOM+ object from
> soup to
> nuts? B&N doesn't stock any books on C and C++, coding anymore.
Thanks for the link, but it is a bit like starting with the Encyclopedia
Brittanica. You know the answers are in there, but the amount of
reading to find them is daunting. There *must* be a single book with a
CD-ROM which provides examples and which will lead me through the
development cycle. THAT's what I'm looking for.