Additional Resources about COM and Automation (Windows*)

This topic only applies to Windows* operating systems.

There are a number of published books and articles about COM and Automation. Some of these are listed here as additional resources to assist customers who want to learn more about the subject matter. This list does not comment -- either negatively or positively -- on any documents listed or not yet listed. Books and related resources about COM and Automation include:

• Inside COM+ Base Services by Guy Eddon, Henry Eddon. Published by Microsoft Press (Redmond, Washington) 1999

• Understanding COM+ by David S. Platt. Published by Microsoft Press (Redmond, Washington) 1999

• Inside Distributed COM by Guy Eddon; Henry Eddon. Published by Microsoft Press (Redmond, Washington) 1998

• Inside COM by Dale Rogerson. Published by Microsoft Press (Redmond, Washington) 1996

• Understanding ActiveX and OLE by David Chappell. Published by Microsoft Press (Redmond, Washington) 1996

• Automation Programmer's Reference by Microsoft. Published by Microsoft Press (Redmond, Washington) 1997

• ActiveX Controls Inside Out, Second Edition by Adam Denning. Published by Microsoft Press (Redmond, Washington) 1997

• Platform SDK online version. Relevant titles include Platform SDK, COM and ActiveX Object Services.

• Visual C++ User's Guide online version