.Net and COM Interoperability Handbook

Alan Gordon013046130X, 9780130461308

.NET/COM interoperability in depth: comprehensive techniques and strategies* The most in-depth guide to .NET/COM interoperability ever published!* Covers every .NET/COM interop option, “gotcha,” and workaround* Offers practical strategies for .NET migration and long-term .NET/COM coexistence* Compares .NET to COM and Java* Addresses many advanced issues, including Interop marshaling, Primary Interop Assemblies, using ActiveX Controls from managed code, using COM+ Services from managed code, converting your COM+ Applications to XML Web Services and .NET RemotingThe .NET and COM Interoperability Handbook will help you move your Windows(-based software into the future without abandoning the investments you’ve already made. Writing from the perspective of the experienced COM/COM+ developer, Alan Gordon offers the most realistic, in-depth coverage of .NET/COM interoperability ever presented. He illuminates all your .NET/COM interoperability options, offering practical advice for both migration and long-term coexistence. Coverage includes: * What COM/COM+ developers must know first about .NET/COM interoperability* Using the .NET/COM interoperability resources built into Visual Studio .NET* Calling COM/COM+ components from .NET* Calling .NET components from Win32/COM applications* Using COM+ Services from .NET applications* Turning your COM+ applications into an XML Web Service without writing any code* Understanding the impact of COM apartment threading on .NET performance* Overcoming mismatches between COM reference counting and .NET garba* Interop marshaling, ActiveX controls, .NET remoting, and much more”