Confusion in com application

[yudi]

from the starting itself i have a confusion in "com component". i want
to know what is a com component. and how to include it into our
project..

 

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

A COM component is a control or library that has certain set features that
enable other applications to communicate with it. It is not a .Net component
and works differently than .Net. COM is unmanaged code, whereas .Net is
managed code. In order to use a COM component Visual Studio will create an
interoperability (interop) between the two so you can make use of the COM
components. COM components also are required to be registered (usually) in
the system's registry unlike .Net components. COM components are not as
portable as .Net components for this reason. There is some good information
about COM at: http://www.microsoft.com/com/default.mspx

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

 

[Jan Hyde]

"yudi" <[email protected]>'s wild thoughts were released

from the starting itself i have a confusion in "com component". i want
to know what is a com component. and how to include it into our
project..

If you don't know what 'it' is how do you know you need to
add to your project?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_Object_Model

Jan Hyde (VB MVP)