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Understanding ActiveX and Ole (Strategic Technology Series) by David Chappell Shopping with us is 100% safe. Guaranteed. (We'll set one up for you) View my Wish List List Price: $22.95 Our Price: $18.36 You Save: $4.59 (20%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. See larger photo Paperback - 328 pages (September 1996) Microsoft Press; ISBN: 1572312165 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.03 x 8.88 x 6.94 Amazon.com Sales Rank: 7,771 Avg. Customer Review: Number of Reviews: 17 Customers who bought this book also bought: Inside COM (Programming Series); Dale Rogerson Essential COM (The Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series); Don Box Activex Controls Inside Out (2nd Ed); Adam Denning Automation Programmer's Reference : Using Activex Technology to Create Programmable Applications (Programming Series); Click here for more suggestions... Auctions and zShops sellers and our other stores recommend: ---NEW--- Special Edition Using ActiveX LIST:$39.99 (Current bid: $14.50) Ceramic Christmas Goose Sugar/Creamer Set (sku:03-414-05) (Price: $25.95) Editorial Reviews From Book News, Inc. , December 1, 1996 Explains the significance of the Component Object Model as the foundation for Microsoft's object technology, clarifies the evolution of OLE technology, and introduces ActiveX technology for the Internet, without implementation specifics. Does not assume knowledge of C++ or Windows-based programming. For business planners, software designers, and technical managers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Book Description OLE has become a powerful, key component of the Windows operating system-you almost can't talk about programming for Windows today without talking about OLE. For developers and managers who have been reluctant to dive into a mountain of OLE information, UNDERSTANDING OLE WITH ACTIVEX provides a firm and practical conceptual footing in OLE without extraneous details or implementation specifics. In UNDERSTANDING OLE, David Chappell, the author of professional courses and articles on Microsoft OLE... read more Synopsis David Chappell, the author of professional courses and articles on Microsoft OLE and the Common Object Model (COM), introduces readers to OLE's importance and strategic significance. He delves into how component software led to OLE and then to COM. He also covers topics such as structured storage, monikers, Uniform Data Transfer, and OLE Automation. Customer Reviews of the Day (what's this?) Write an online review and share your thoughts with other readers! 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Useful "top down" view of COM / OLE technology January 26, 1997 Reviewer: A reader I found this a useful book. I've been working with OLE for about a year now and what this book does is tie together the disparate pieces of the technology from the top down, explaining the technology conceptually and also letting the reader in on some of the quirkier aspects of COM. For instance, as a C++ developer, I often wondered about the why behind IDispatch. IDispatch becomes much more reasonable when you see it, as Chappell points out, from the viewpoint of a VB programmer. The one criticism of the book I have is that I don't think it lives up to the claim subtitled on its cover - "A guide for developers and managers." While this is a good book for developers (including project leads), it's still too technically detailed for most managers. Still all in all . . . a good read. Very recommended. Was this review helpful to you?   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: This book gave me a great intro to COM March 20, 2000 Reviewer: James White Jr. (see more about me) from Chicago, Illinois I bought this book knowing absolutely nothing about COM/DCOM. This book does a good job of orientating you to the world of COM. In the process it does a pretty good job of explaining object-oriented programming. The only remotely bad thing I can say about this book is that it shows some favortism towards C++ (too many C++ references and not enough Java/J++ and/or Visual Basic). otherwise this is a great book for gaining understanding about COM/DCOM. Was this review helpful to you?   All Customer Reviews Avg. Customer Review: Number of Reviews: 17 Write an online review and share your thoughts with other readers! 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: Must Read for any Microsoft Developer March 31, 2000 Reviewer: srigoli from Santa Clara , CA Whether you are a developer, manager, DBA, or system administrator you need this book. This book explains so much in such a short time. It saves you lot of time. Was this review helpful to you?   12 of 13 people found the following review helpful: Excellent book October 1, 1999 Reviewer: A reader from Boston, MA One thing is clear: no matter what they said, the authors of other com/activex related books didn't want you to understand these topics. Read this book thoroughly first before you take a deep breathe and go through the wrong statements and rubbish codes from other books. Besides, when you finish this book, you will find it is worth at least 10 times more than its price. 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