Open Hypermedia Systems Working Group
DCOM
| OHSWG | 1997.12.15 |
Open Hypermedia Systems Working Group
DCOM
Information on DCOM comes mainly from Microsoft themselves. The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is a very good source of information regarding COM,DCOM and MIDL (the Microsoft/DCOM version of IDL). In addition, several books are available which offer a chapter or two on DCOM. Although dedicated DCOM texts are harder to find.
| The Microsoft Developers Network | Microsoft is the organization producing the DCOM standard and libraries. The MSDN is an excellent source of API information but you must register to view it |
| Microsoft COM site | Micosoft also run this site dedicated to COM and DCOM. There is also information on Microsofts latest developments concerning COM called COM+. |
| Microsoft OLE site | Micosoft also run this site dedicated to OLE, which is built on COM and DCOM. It contains industry news, and viewers can download a larger sample DCOM application. |
| Software AG EntireX DCOM site | Software AG are in partnership with Microsoft to bring DCOM to non-Microsoft platforms. This site details their efforts and contains information on what platforms EntireX DCOM is currently available for. |
| Client/Server Programming with Java and CORBA by Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 657 pages, 1997. ISBN 0-471-16351-1. | This book develops a simple example using a variety of techniques including: sockets, CGI, RMI, DCOM, and CORBA. Although an advocate of CORBA technology the book deals with DCOM fairly, and gives a good simple example. |
| C++ Builder Unleashed by Charlie Calvert, 1997. | This book (to be published by Sams Publishing) will be available in stores by May 15, 1997. It contains a good chapter on DCOM and DCOM programming with Borland C++ Builder, which just happens to be the free sample chapter on the web site. |
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David Millard