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/*+==========================================================================
File: TUTORIAL.TXT
Summary: This directory and those in the branch below contain the
ActiveX Tutorial Samples. These code samples include an
integrated tutorial narrative that covers the foundations of
ActiveX(tm) technology. All source for these samples is in
C++. MFC is not used. The series is for programmers using
their proficiency in C++ Win32 programming to code ActiveX
web applications.
You can start the tutorial by executing TUTORIAL.EXE in this
directory (ie, the main directory of the installed ActiveX
Tutorial Samples). Within the tutorial you can jump to web
pages containing the individual lessons associated with each
sample. You can also jump to view pages covering how to set
up your computer environment to build and run the code
samples,
Origin: 1-6-97: atrent - Revised for ActiveX Tutorial Sample series.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This file is part of the Microsoft ActiveX Tutorial Code Samples.
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation, 1997. All rights reserved.
This source code is intended only as a supplement to Microsoft
Development Tools and/or online documentation. See these other
materials for detailed information regarding Microsoft code samples.
THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
==========================================================================+*/
ActiveX Tutorial Samples
========================
These ActiveX Tutorial Samples cover the foundations of ActiveX
technology. COM (Component Object Model) technology is the primary
foundation for ActiveX(tm) technology. For example, all ActiveX controls
are COM Component Objects. These tutorial samples concentrate on COM
technology early in the sequence and progress to cover ActiveX components
in the context of web applications.
This tutorial sample series is directed to serve foundation-level ActiveX
programmers who are developing web applications using their proficiency in
C++ Win32 programming. If you are developing internet web applications
with ActiveX controls and an integrated development environment like
Microsoft Developer Studio, then you have the benefit of tools and
abstractions that hide most of the technical detail covered in this
series. The series exposes much of the infastructure that is now being
increasingly hidden by MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) and ATL (ActiveX
Template Library). This series can help when you need to drop below the
convenient abstractions in MFC or ATL to perform ActiveX/COM-compliant
modifications. Of course, it can also help if you are working directly at
this foundation level of ActiveX programming to develop the highest
performance professional web applications.
These source code samples are the same as those currently found as branch
\MSSDK\SAMPLES\OLE\COM of the installed Microsoft Win32 Platform SDK. All
source for these code samples is in C++. Neither MFC nor ATL is used.
Each code sample has an associated description of the sample's external
operation and a narrative code tour of the internal construction (based on
the specific goal of the tutorial lesson). This tutorial narrative resides
in a <lesson>.HTM web page file--where <lesson> is the name of the
lesson/code sample. There is one of these narrative HTML files for each
tutorial code sample. All of these HTML files are located in the main
directory of the tutorial samples branch. The complete tutorial is thus
made up of many HTML files located in the parent directory of all the
sample directories. This single parent directory is the main tutorial
directory. Additional details on the internal mechanisms of each sample
can be found in code comments in each source file located in the sample's
directory.
The tutorial HTML files for the tutorial samples are linked together into
a web that can be viewed with a web browser. You can start browsing this
tutorial by executing the TUTORIAL.EXE command in the main directory. You
must have a web browser compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer
installed for TUTORIAL.EXE to work.
The ActiveX tutorial samples reside in the following directory tree,
organized in a graduated sequence of tutorial lessons. The numbered order
of lessons is the sequence we recommend that you follow in the tutorial.
Each lesson illustrates a major feature of COM and ActiveX technology.
Most lessons build on the ones that came earlier in the sequence.
COM - This file, TUTORIAL.EXE, MAKEALL.BAT, etc.
INC - Common include directory used by the code samples
LIB - Common library directory used by the code samples
APPUTIL - Lesson 0: Win32 Basics: Application Utility Library
READTUT - Lesson 1: Win32 Basics: Tutorial Reader and Linking to APPUTIL
EXESKEL - Lesson 2: Win32 Basics: Win32 EXE Skeleton Application
DLLSKEL - Lesson 3: Win32 Basics: Win32 DLL Skeleton
DLLUSER - Lesson 4: Win32 Basics: EXE User of a DLL
COMOBJ - Lesson 5: COM Objects: Containment and Aggregation in a DLL
COMUSER - Lesson 6: COM Objects: Nested Aggregation in EXE User
REGISTER - Lesson 7: COM Components: Component Registration
DLLSERVE - Lesson 8: COM Components: Component DLL Server
DLLCLIEN - Lesson 9: COM Components: Client Application of DLL Server
LICSERVE - Lesson 10: COM Components: DLL Licensed Server
LICCLIEN - Lesson 11: COM Components: Client App of Licensed Server
MARSHAL - Lesson 12: COM Components: Standard Marshaling
LOCSERVE - Lesson 13: COM Components: Local Server
LOCCLIEN - Lesson 14: COM Components: Client App of Local Server
APTSERVE - Lesson 15: COM Components: Local Server with Multiple Apartments
APTCLIEN - Lesson 16: COM Components: Client of Multiple Apartment Server
REMCLIEN - Lesson 17: COM Components: DCOM Remote Client
FRESERVE - Lesson 18: COM Components: Free-threaded Server
FRECLIEN - Lesson 19: COM Components: Client of Free-threaded Server
CONSERVE - Lesson 20: COM Components: Connectable Object Server
CONCLIEN - Lesson 21: COM Components: Client of Connectable Object Server
STOSERVE - Lesson 22: COM Components: Structured Storage Server
STOCLIEN - Lesson 23: COM Components: Client of Structored Storage Server
Throughout the sample sequence a clear differentiation is maintained
between client and server, with a separate lesson sample for each.
Usually, each client/server pair covers an area of COM/ActiveX technology.
Here is an overview of the technologies covered by the lessons.
Basic Win32 application programming is covered in the APPUTIL, READTUT,
EXESKEL, DLLSKEL, and DLLUSER lessons. APPUTIL provides a utility
framework for building Win32 applications. It also contains some tools
needed for tutorial purposes. READTUT is a very simple EXE application
that shows how to link to the APPUTIL static library and call utility
functions in it. READTUT also shows how to invoke the ActiveX tutorial web
page reader that is used throughout the sample series. EXESKEL shows a
basic Win32 skeleton EXE application built using APPUTIL. DLLSKEL and
DLLUSER simularly show a basic Win32 DLL (Dynamic Link Library) skeleton
and how to access it from an EXE user application.
Basic COM object construction, custom interfaces, and techniques for
coding their reuse using aggregation and containment are covered in COMOBJ
and COMUSER.
Basic COM component construction, class factories, and techniques for
housing COM objects in COM component servers are covered in REGISTER,
DLLSERVE, and DLLCLIEN.
COM component Licensing using IClassFactory2 is covered in LICSERVE and
LICCLIEN.
Out-of-Process local servers and the standard marshaling of custom
interfaces are covered in MARSHAL, LOCSERVE, and LOCCLIEN.
Multi-threaded apartment model server and client construction are covered
in APTSERVE and APTCLIEN. Multiple single-threaded apartments are used.
DCOM (Distributed COM) with custom interfaces operating between client and
server across machine boundaries is covered in REMCLIEN.
Free-threaded COM components and their access by free-threaded clients are
covered in FRESERVE and FRECLIEN. The multi-threaded apartment is used.
Connectable COM object technology is covered in CONSERVE and CONCLIEN.
Event source and sink construction is covered.
Structured storage using COM's compound file technology is covered in
STOSERVE and STOCLIEN. A COM-based scribble drawing application is used.
FILES in the Main Tutorial Directory
====================================
File Description
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TUTORIAL.TXT Short introduction to the ActiveX Tutorial Samples. This file.
MAKEFILE Makefile for all samples. Use only if building the entire
samples branch WITHIN an installed Win32 Platform SDK.
MAKEALL.BAT Main batch file for building the entire samples branch
regardless of branch's location. Use this one.
REGALL.BAT Batch file for registering all sample COM servers.
UNREGALL.BAT Batch file for unregistering all sample COM servers.
CLEANALL.BAT Batch file for cleaning all samples.
TUTORIAL.EXE The main executable entry to the web-based tutorial.
TUTORIAL.HTM Tutorial web page. Main overview of ActiveX Tutorial Samples.
LESSONS.HTM Tutorial web page. Main Tutorial lesson list (with links).
ABOUT.HTM Tutorial web page. Details about building the samples.
APPUTIL.HTM Tutorial web page covering the APPUTIL sample.
APTCLIEN.HTM Tutorial web page covering the APTCLIEN sample.
APTSERVE.HTM Tutorial web page covering the APTSERVE sample.
COMOBJ.HTM Tutorial web page covering the COMOBJ sample.
COMUSER.HTM Tutorial web page covering the COMUSER sample.
CONCLIEN.HTM Tutorial web page covering the CONCLIEN sample.
CONSERVE.HTM Tutorial web page covering the CONSERVE sample.
DLLCLIEN.HTM Tutorial web page covering the DLLCLIEN sample.
DLLSERVE.HTM Tutorial web page covering the DLLSERVE sample.
DLLSKEL.HTM Tutorial web page covering the DLLSKEL sample.
DLLUSER.HTM Tutorial web page covering the DLLUSER sample.
EXESKEL.HTM Tutorial web page covering the EXESKEL sample.
FRECLIEN.HTM Tutorial web page covering the FRECLIEN sample.
FRESERVE.HTM Tutorial web page covering the FRESERVE sample.
LICCLIEN.HTM Tutorial web page covering the LICCLIEN sample.
LICSERVE.HTM Tutorial web page covering the LICSERVE sample.
LOCCLIEN.HTM Tutorial web page covering the LOCCLIEN sample.
LOCSERVE.HTM Tutorial web page covering the LOCSERVE sample.
MARSHAL.HTM Tutorial web page covering the MARSHAL sample.
REGISTER.HTM Tutorial web page covering the REGISTER sample.
REMCLIEN.HTM Tutorial web page covering the REMCLIEN sample.
READTUT.HTM Tutorial web page covering the READTUT sample.
STOCLIEN.HTM Tutorial web page covering the STOCLIEN sample.
STOSERVE.HTM Tutorial web page covering the STOSERVE sample.
ACTIVEX.GIF Animated ActiveX graphic used by the Tutorial.
NEXT.GIF Small graphic used by the Tutorial.
PREV.GIF Small graphic used by the Tutorial.
UPARROW.GIF Small graphic used by the Tutorial.
BULLET.GIF Small graphic used by the Tutorial.