John,
it better than lo = createobject("application.class","remote server").
The package itself contains all references to the whereabouts of source. In other words: after installing on a seperate machine you can do:
lo = createobject("application.class") on this machine.
The package will figure out to create the instance. This is completely transparent to you.
You can relate (D)COM to MTS if you want to but (D)COM can also function on its own. It is not related to MTS.
Be aware (D)COM only works with VFP dll´s.

The component services can be found under: start menu - administrative tools - component services.

Hope this helps,

Ron



>Is the component services method the latest incarnation of MTS?
>
>Can I therefore use Component services to create a Dcom package that I call with:
>lo = createobject("application.class","remote server")
>
>(sorry for the confusion, but I'm trying to study for my 70-156, and the textbook I'm using keeps refering to MTS!
>
>cheers
>John