- Paperback: 1100 pages
- Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S.; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Jun 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1556158432
- ISBN-13: 978-1556158438
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 18.8 x 5.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,258,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An updated and expanded OLE reference that provides an authoritative architectural overview and programming information for developers using OLE in their Win32 applications running under Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5. It discusses components of the various OLE technologies and the role of each in creating component software. The accompanying CD-ROM
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is cited as THE book about OLE. Chapter one gives an overview and subsequent chapters go into greater detail.
I found that the subjects were poorly presented and Kraig tended to ramble. Kraig often starts a chapter with irrelevant short "introductions" which have nothing to do with the subject. I found a lot of references to details which had not been introduced to the reader as yet. Other reviews have said that it is not a beginners book but I feel that to get anything from the book I had to read other books such as the excellent DCOM book by Frank E. Redmond and that Kraigs book was, then, just revision. I feel that Kraig has tried to cover too much and has passed on the "six months of mental fog" on to the reader.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Important for understanding the underpinnings of COM
20 July 1998
Format:Paperback
I tend to agree with most of what is said in previous reviews. The tome could have been easier to read. You really must pay attention to every word written. Personally, I ignored everything relating to C.
Inside OLE 2nd Edition is not for you if you want to jump write in and code with MFC and especially the ATL. Much of what Mr. Brockschmidt discusses is encapsulated within the ATL. But any developer worth his salt knows that debugging and even everyday coding depends on a solid understanding of what's going on underneath. This book definitely gives you that. I studied IO2E with that in mind. I have no intention of hand coding coclasses from scratch, but absorbing the material presented in the book makes learning ATL a whole lot easier.
Surprisingly, I found the book not dated at all even though the notion of ActiveX did not exist at the time of writing. Just about everything that one would currently do with COM today is in the book and still applies 100%.
For a d! eep understanding of the reasoning behind COM and how to use it, I have not read any better explanations. There is a lot of information out there on how to build a COM interface, but not much on what to do with it once you have built it. I really gained a lot of insight on how to build systems using interfaces and "object hierarchies".
If you have the time, I would suggest to read Inside OLE 2nd Edition and then move on to Inside COM. Following that you can tackle the ATL. If not, Inside COM is still an excellent first step. In any case, the book makes a valuable desk reference. It really is the "bible" so-to-speak.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This book is good after you know COM
26 July 1999
Format:Paperback
This was a book I disliked when I was a COM beginner. But after I know basic concepts and write a lot of COM/OLE codes, this book begins make sense. It is a serious book for experienced COM programmer. I think the author should update his examples which could not compile on VC6++ so we can debug into his codes and understand his examples better.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The bible
24 April 2005
Format:Paperback
99,9% of Plain OLE is covered. No MFC/OWL/ or anyother compiler-dependent technique. It is the must for the serious programmer.
Warning: not for beginners, make sure you know C++ and the Win32 API well before trying the book.
Warning: not for beginners, make sure you know C++ and the Win32 API well before trying the book.
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