Amazon.com Review
This chatty, practical volume teaches Visual Basic (VB) programmers how to create server-side ActiveX applications for Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) using OLEISAPI2, a server interface that lets a VB program work with the Web server as an ISAPI extension. While an OLEISAPI2 application written in VB may not be the most efficient solution for a big public Web site (many programmers will prefer to use C), it can be an ideal approach for intranet applications.
The author teaches the core concepts of OLEISAPI ActiveX programming using a full-blown groupware application called WebMaster, which implements a calander, and chat, messaging, and project management functions through an HTML front end. The bundled CD includes all source code for WebMaster and the author encourages readers to use and modify the program. The book includes a full OLEISAPI2 reference and, for advanced users, a look at the C++ internals of the OLEISAPI2 DLL.