Activex Programming With Visual C++ 5 (Paperback)

~ (Author), John Berg (Author), Michael Regelski (Author), Allen Clark (Author)

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Product Description

Readers will learn how to master Microsoft's exciting new component architecture, ActiveX, and build powerful new servers, controls, and COM objects within days. Extensive coverage is given of the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), the new Active Template Library (ATL), and the BaseCtl framework. The CD contains numerous sample controls and all of the source code from the book.

From the Publisher

ActiveX is the foundation of all future component development. Using sample controls and a hands-on approach, this must-have guide will explore this exciting new architecture and teach users how to build powerful new servers, controls, and COM objects. It's the perfect resource for users who want to increase their programming efficiency and develop cutting-edge technical expertise. - Covers the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), the new Active Template Library (ATL), and the BaseCtl framework-in detail

- Shows how to implement and effectively use advanced ActiveX features, such as Asyncnchronous Properties, pure COM interfaces, DCOM, and more

- Reveals three different methods for creating ActiveX controls and when to use each one

Product Details

• Paperback: 565 pages
• Publisher: Que Pub (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789710307
• ISBN-13: 978-0789710307
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,368,211 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too many mistakes, September 17, 1999

By A Customer

well, it should be an excellent book but finally turns out to be a nightmare due to too many mistakes. Few files in the book can be used directly and mistakes could be found every page. Just a waste of time and energy.

2.0 out of 5 stars A Cookbook with some ActiveX recipes, March 30, 1998

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This book tries to show how to 'do ActiveX' without explaining what ActiveX (or COM) is. It gives some 'recipes', but doesn't explain the gotchas. As far as recipes go, some areas that were important for my project were missing (variant and safearray manipulation, threading models) I think anyone whose serious about ActiveX programming (especially the distributed-computing part) should have some understanding of the inner-workings of COM. This book does not touch this issue at all. Another issue not touched is the structure of ATL and the OLE parts of MFC (which is hard to explain without explaining COM first). So I'd say this is book is good for someone who needs to get something out the door tomorrow, assuming that the book's 'recipes' cover all the project's needs (which is not very likely...)

4.0 out of 5 stars Of the CookBook School. If you need it, worth $50, but ..., March 1, 1998

By A Customer

Gotta give it to them, when time is money, having full examples for MFC and ATL implementations of the same COM Servers is very very useful. The BaseCtl versions are very specific to a framework very few people even heard about. Two out of three ain't bad. But reality is that there's a third approach that's only lightly touched upon, and that's straight API calls, straight, that is, with VC++5's help. VC++ is getting to be COM savvier all the time, and here is another flaw in this book: instead of talking about both sides of the C/S COM relationship, and mentioning the latest VC++5 wonders like the client side #import statement, the smart pointers and so on, they talk about "containers", like from the old OCX days. COM is a much cooler and wider world than just a way to create ready-made GUI components. Where this book feels dated is in its focus on the server side of the OCX type COM object. Wish they came out with an addendum in electronic form, 'cause at $50 with no CD, it's a little like those one-of-a-kind GM transmission wrenches, which are inescapable when ya need them, but later earn slightly resentful glances taking up space on the wall. But that's still a solid 8, maybe a 10 if ya got a transmission to work on today.