>Actually, IDispatch is required to late-bind (the only type of instanciation VFP allows). IDispatch inherits IUnknown. But you know that.
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Right, all other COM interfaces need to inherit directly or indirectly from IUnknown. Erik, the issue is whether something is COM or not. All that is required is support for IUnknown. Whether late-binding is supported or not is another issue alltogether. i.e., it is not a core requirement for COM. Then again, that too may be semantics..< s >...


>I think we are arguing semantics...

No argument from me.

If semantics are involved, it would be in attempting to make the argument that VFPCOM is not "normal" COM because it has some innate knowledge of its host environment..< bg >..