A must have reference for developers already working with COM+ who are ready to transition the the .NET Platform. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
C# COM+ ProgrammingYour Complete Guide to COM+ Services in the .NET Framework Whether you want to integrate existing COM+ services into the .NET Framework or create all-new .NET COM+ services using C#, this unique guide shows you the way. With lucid explanations and a generous helping of sample components and source code, COM+ expert Derek Beyer shows you step by step how to consume COM components from .NET, consume .NET components from COM, and create .NETCOM+ components for transactions, security, events, object pooling, queuing, and remoting. Your Road Map to COM+ and .NET Integration
Understand the .NET Framework and Common Language Runtime
Convert COM type libraries into .NET namespaces
Transform .NET assemblies into COM type libraries
Harness JIT activation, synchronization, and AutoComplete in a transaction component
Create a role-based security component
Write a loosely coupled events component and create subscriptions with COM+ Explorer
Learn the ins and outs of object pooling, from attributes to scalability
Get the scoop on MSMQ, exceptions, error handling, and other queuing issues
Use SOAP, channels, formatters, proxies, and other tools to create remoting serviced components
Source Code on CD-ROM Complete examples for developing COM+ components in C# including:
Queued component
Remote component
Pooled component
Event-driven component
Role-based security component, and
C# transactional component and client application
System Requirements: PC running Windows. See the "What's on the CD-ROM" Appendix for further requirements and details.
About the Author Derek Beyer, MCP+I, specializes in programming distributed applications using Visual Basic, C++, and, most recently, C# and .NET. Currently the enterprise architect for a large Midwestern retailer in the U.S., he has worked on a wide variety of projects, including a top-ten B2C Web site, an ERP Web integration, and a distributed application that integrates legacy systems.
