COM server/dll software

[Jive]

My apologies for asking a question that's no doubt been asked a skillion
times before. I've dejagoogled. The problem is that "com" gets too many
hits, like "yahoo.com".

Can someone point me toward some software for automating the creation of COM
dll's or servers, and interfaces? How about OPC?

I have a device for which I must expose an API. One vendor who will use the
API to integrate their software package with our device has suggested using
OPC. That's a standard built on top of COM. I bought a book, _Essential
COM_. The learning curve would appear to be full of twisty passages, all
the same. I don't have the time nor inclination to learn how COM works at
the bit level.

I would like to find a software package or cookbook for implementing COM
interfaces. If it could do OPC, that would be great. Dependability has to
be very high. If it is reasonably priced, that's good. If it's open
source, that's real good.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

jdadson at yahoo dott com

[David White]

"Jive" <so*****@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:bw*********************@news.easynews.com...

My apologies for asking a question that's no doubt been asked a skillion
times before.
Not in this newsgroup. On second thought, it probably has, but is
nevertheless off-topic.
I've dejagoogled. The problem is that "com" gets too many
hits, like "yahoo.com".

Can someone point me toward some software for automating the creation of COM dll's or servers, and interfaces? How about OPC?

I'm afraid that no one here has ever heard of COM, dlls or OPC. This might
point you in the right direction:
http://www.slack.net/~shiva/welcome.txt

DW

[RCS]

What the fuck is a DLL?

And what the fuck is COM?

And who the hell are you?

And who the hell am I?

And what the fuck is going on?