Understanding DCOM

by William Rubin, Marshall Brain, Raoul Rubin

Book Overview

Perfect for C++ developers who want to get started with COM DCOM servers, clients, objects, interfaces, threading, and more Using the C++, MFC, and Active Template Library (ATL) Designing interfaces... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130959669
• ISBN13: 9780130959669
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Awesome beginers book

I had no clue what is a com object. All I know was how use com or ocx object. For some project, I have to add com callbacks. This books explains clearly and one baby step at a time. I strongly recommend this book to anybody who is intereted in learning any thing about COM/DCOM

My most tattered tech book

I own many books on the subject on COM/DCOM. I bought this one days after it was first published in December 1998. While my other COM books are pristine, this one is tattered and torn with pages falling out. I keep it within reach at all times. When I can't find it, I panic. Whenever I'm stumped, I grab it and within a few minutes, I'm back on track. It is not a theoretical dissertation which is why I like it. If you want to spout COM jargon, buy Don Box. If you want to get work done, buy this one.

This book is a great book

I found this book to be very clear and complete in it's explantion of COM and DCOM. DCOM is clearly explained in Chapter 14(p.229). The real difference between COM and DCOM is the way you create the COM object(p.229-230). All the magic is handled by the Service Control Manager(p230). For DCOM you must use CoCreateInstanceEx instead of CoCreateInstance(p230). The COSERVERINFO struct should reflect the name of the server containing the COM object and must be passed as the fourth parameter of the CoCreateInstanceEx function(p231-233). The rest of DCOM is setting up permission so you can get around security(in NT) ( rest of chapter 14). Again this book clearly explains what is need to do COM and DCOM. I think people thought that DCOM was this incredibly complicated mess that could not be explained so quickly. This book showed this not to be so.

Excellent Book For Beginners on COM

I found this book very much useful in understanding COM Concepts. It provides step by step procedure to learn COM. Downside of this book is it does not provide much information on DCOM. I would recommend this book for any one who wants to start learning COM from C++ side.

Another Excellent Book By Marshall Brain

I have used two earlier books of Marshall Brain, 1. Motif Programming and 2. Developing Professional Apps Using MFC. Both these books are excellent.I was thrilled to find out that he has come up with a book on COM/DCOM and immediately bought it. This book is exactly what it says, it makes COM simple and accessible to the normal developer. It is amazingly simple to understand as compared to other COM resources. It's a must read for anyone trying to enter COM world. I have yet to make use of the CBT CD that comes with it. There are some typos in the book but nothing serious. And lastly I wish they had printed this book similar to the MFC book. (paper quality, fonts and stuff). Overall a great, must read book.