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Description: ***A V O I D *** T H I S *** B O O K !!!<BR>In short, if you are serious about COM and ActiveX, or if you want to know in-depth detail info on COM or ActiveX in the context of Delphi, this book IS USELESS. The coverages on COM and ActiveX are, in my opinion, VERY VERY BASIC, NOT EVEN CLOSE.<BR> <BR>There are total of 14 chapters, and the first 8 chapters, roughly 190 page, have little or nothing to do with COM and ActiveX. The author wasted 8 chapters in topics like Using Object Pascal and VCL to Develop Windows Applications, Exceptions and Interfaces in Delphi, Threading in Windows Applications, Working with Packages and components, Win32 API, Basic VCL Elements, Intoduction to Component Building, and Building Components. MOST OF THESE INFORMATION YOU CAN FIND IN THE DELPHI ON-LINE HELP. Then, in the next 6 chapters, a total of 85 pages, the author went into COM Basics, Creating a Simple COM Object, Automation Servers, Using ActiveX Controls in Delphi, Creating ActiveX Contro ..
| ISBN: |
1584502541 |
| Release Date: |
24 September, 2002 |
| List Price: |
$35.96 |
| Author: |
V. Ponamarev |
| Publisher: |
Charles River Media |
| Last Updated: |
06/26/2003 |
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0.00 (out of 5)