The following table shows your role and the framework's role in creating OLE linking and embedding applications. These represent options available rather than a sequence of steps to perform.
Creating OLE Applications
Task |
You do |
The framework does |
|---|---|---|
Create a COM component. |
Run the MFC Application Wizard. Choose Full-server or Mini-server in the Compound Document Support tab. |
The framework generates a skeleton application with COM component capability enabled. All of the COM capability can be transferred to your existing application with only slight modification. |
Create a container application from scratch. |
Run the MFC Application Wizard. Choose Container in the Compound Document Support tab. Using Class View, go to the source code editor. Fill in code for your COM handler functions. |
The framework generates a skeleton application that can insert COM objects created by COM component (server) applications. |
Create an application that supports Automation from scratch. |
Run the MFC Application Wizard. Choose Automation from the Advanced Features tab. Use Class View to expose methods and properties in your application for automation. |
The framework generates a skeleton application that can be activated and automated by other applications. |
See Also
Concepts
Sequence of Operations for Building MFC Applications