>Do you really need to know all of this to create COM Components? The great thing about coding COM Components in VFP and VB is the the fact that all of this is hidden from the developer and the developer can concentrate on writing the code that will eventually make the component do something.
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No, but it helps to understand COM and COM+ to understand what it can and cannot do for you. All I'm doing is answering a question that someone asked. You're welcome to ignore it.