Component Object Model (COM)
Purpose
COM is a platform-independent, distributed, object-oriented system for creating binary software components that can interact. COM is the foundation technology for Microsoft's OLE (compound documents) and ActiveX (Internet-enabled components) technologies.Where applicable
COM objects can be created with a variety of programming languages. Object-oriented languages, such as C++, provide programming mechanisms that simplify the implementation of COM objects. These objects can be within a single process, in other processes, even on remote computers.Run-time requirements
For information on which operating systems are required to use a particular interface or function, see the Requirements section of the documentation for the interface or function.In this section
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Describes the fundamental concepts and programming reference. | |
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Describes compound documents and data transfer. | |
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Describes ActiveX controls and property pages. | |
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Describes the differences between programming languages and describe how to translate COM object syntax from one language to another. |
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