Latest COM/COM+ Articles

Create an ActiveX using a Csharp Usercontrol

By Andreas Verhamme - Published 07/15/2009

How to register a Csharp Usercontrol as ActiveX (properties, methods, events)

Common Pitfalls of COM Interoperability in .Net

By Supreet HVR - Published 01/21/2009

Discover some of the common pitfalls of using COM Interoperability in .NET as well as best practices that could help you steer clear of these pitfalls.

Build a Managed BHO and Plug into the Browser

By Quin Street - Published 01/10/2008

Browser Helper Objects (BHOs) are COM components that communicate with Internet Explorer to enrich the browsing experience. Michele Leroux Bustamante returns to the world of COM to show you how to build a managed BHO with the help of the .NET Framework's COM interoperability features.

Looking at the WCF Windows Communication Foundation

By Jayant Kulkarni - Published 02/20/2007

Discover Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). Microsoft introduced this technology, which is a part of .NET 3.0, to make your life easy when it comes to building distributed applications.

Simplify Application Deployment with Registration-Free COM

By Nick Wienholt - Published 08/14/2006

In the days before .NET, COM's dependency on the Registry and its backward compatibility issues were the Achilles' heels of Win32 development. Learn a technique for deploying your existing COM components without the pain traditionally associated with the Registry.