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- Custom COM interfaces using OCF
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- The MAKEFILE or .IDE file int this directory create a Dynamic
- Link Library (DLL) which exposes OLE custom COM interfaces and
- an executable (EXE) which exercises the interfaces. The files
- created are:
-
- CUSTCOM.DLL: DLL implementing custom COM interfaces
- USECOM.EXE: EXE which exercises the interfaces
-
- The CUSTCOM.CPP file illustrates how one can use OCF macros and
- its TUnknown class to implement a C++ object which exposes one
- or more custom COM interfaces. The macros and TUnknown class
- handle reference counting and implement the IUnknown members
- (AddRef, Release and QueryInterface) allowing you to only worry
- about implementing the 'actual' methods exposed by your custom
- interface.
-
- USECOM.CPP shows how one can obtain a pointer to the custom COM
- interfaces:
-
- (a) You may create an instance from scratch by retrieving the
- class factory and asking the latter to 'manufacture' the desired
- interface. [see CreateFromScrach() in USECOM.CPP]
-
- (b) If you already have a pointer to one interface, you can
- simply use the 'QueryInterface' API to obtain a pointer to
- another interface since the OCF TUknown class automatically
- 'wires' all the interfaces exposed by your C++ object. [see the
- OnCommand() handler of the frame window in USECOM.CPP].
-
-
- MORE INFORMATION: This example illustrates a case when the DLL
- implements one C++ object which exposes multiple OLE interfaces.
- With this setup, you can take advantage of OCF's default
- 'IClassFactory' implementation and only provide a
- factory callback function [see ObjectFactoryCallback() in
- CUSTCOM.CPP]. This rele
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