Visual C++ 6.0 Desktop And Distributed Application Development

5 days

Overview

Students will learn how to develop advanced applications and distributed applications using Visual C++ and the Microsoft Component Object Model (COM). This course meets the Microsoft Proficiency Guidelines for Visual C++ 6.0 at the Expert level.

Prerequisites

To gain the most from this course, the student should be able to Use the Windows user interface Preferably use the user interface of the Visual C++ 6.0 integrated development environment Use the basic features of the C++ programming language

Target Student

Visual Basic, C++, and Java programmers with at least one year of practical experience who want to learn C# programming.

Introduction to COM

Introduction to COM
Addressing Component Software Development Issues with COM
Separating Interface Definition from its Implementation
Understanding COM Objects and VTBLs
When COM Should Be Used

COM Clients

Registering a COM Component
Initializing and De-initializing COM Libraries
Creating Instances of COM Objects
The Methods of IUnknown and IClassFactory
Using Smart Pointers to Access COM Interfaces
Understanding COM Error Handling
Understanding the COM String Data Type
In-process COM Servers

Interface Definition Language, Marshaling,and Type Libraries

Defining Interfaces Using IDL
Apartments and Marshaling
Type Libraries

Out-of-process COM Servers

Building an EXE Server The Low-level Approach
Building an EXE COM Server The ATL Approach

Using Types in C#

Automation and the IDispatch Interface
Dual Interfaces and ATL Automation Server Support
Implementing Automation Servers Using MFC
Implementing Automation Object Models UsingCollections

ActiveX Controls and Connection Points

Understanding ActiveX Controls and Related Concepts
Implementing ActiveX Controls with ATL
Using ActiveX Controls in Containers
COM Code Reuse Techniques

COM Threading Models

Thread Re-entrance and Apartments
Comparing Free- and Both-threading Models

Distributed COM Applications

Distributed COM (DCOM)