Misc.

Discover how to make serial communication (RS232) with MSComm.

How to use stream opeators to insert data into a Matrix array utility.

Expanding on his previous articles, Steve explains how to use the built-in conversions to and from VARIANTs in his Matrix class.

Matrix is a templatized utility class available here on CodeGuru. This article digs into showing more regarding the use of this.

Arrays can be tedious, especially when passing them across COM/DCOM. This utility class aids the creation of arrays, including safe arrays and variants.

Trung provides his perspectives on the relationships among COM, C++, and C.

This article fills in the gaps in the discussion of converting COM unaware application to COM.

A COM unaware application can be converted to "automation" server with COM objects embedded into the application's process.

A Simple SafeArray Wrapper

One way to hook a system function and how to improve performance hooking up CLSIDFromProgID procedure.

ActiveX hyper linking

Passing arrays of structures in COM

TIP: Adding a typelibrary as a resource to a project

An MFC COM tutorial

Writing a simple Typelibrary browser

An ASP Component to Send Arbitary Large File from Server to Client

Handling Interdependent Objects in Automation - An Example of a Bank Server Object

A COM-based Automation Wave File Editor

COM: Component Category Manager wrapper classes

Updated article for VC++6.0 with some bug fixes

Instantiating _com_ptr_t objects remotely

COM: IEnumXXXX to STL-style iterator wrapper class

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