ATL Programmer's Ressources Kit

What is the Subject Area?
COM (the Component Object Model) is the basis for Windows programming into the 21st century. COM is the grand unifying technology on Microsoft platforms, providing the core infrastructure for current and future generations of Windows programmers. It is the object model underlying ActiveX controls, DirectX, OLE DB, ADO, ADSI, and just about every significant technology to have emerged from Microsoft in the last 3 years. COM allows the creation of component-based applications and distributed business solutions.
ATL (the Active Template Library) is the premiere C++ class library for COM development. ATL is currently at version 3.0 (distributed with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0) and is available with other compilers and on non-Windows operating systems.
What's great about these books'
These three titles together provide a complete guide to COM programming using ATL 3.0 - the latest version of the library. The detailed coverage of ATL theory and techniques provided by Professional ATL COM Programming is complemented by the practical application of COM and ATL to a real world problem in Professional COM Applications with ATL. ATL COM Programmer's Reference provides an extensive and handy quick reference section, supported by an extended example illustrating the use of most ATL features.
Professional ATL COM Programming
 Services the pent-up demand for advanced ATL information.
 All the detail from a proven author who knows how to address developers' questions
 Covers all the features of ATL in-depth and with strong working examples
Professional COM Applications with ATL
This book examines how and why you should use COM, ActiveX controls and DNA Business Objects, and how these components are linked together to form robust, flexible and scalable applications. A key part of the book is the extended case study, which details the production of a distributed events calendar that fits Microsoft's Distributed interNet Applications (DNA) model. The following subjects are covered:
 Designing and building a complete DNA intranet application with ATL components
 Using UML and design patterns to illustrate the development of COM-based solutions
 Making sense of controls and the interfaces they must support for OC94 and OC96 compliance
 Implementing business objects and creating OLE DB consumers
 Using MTS in the middle tier to provide transaction protection, rapid deployment and simplified security
 Using MSMQ for disconnected computing and guaranteed, asynchronous messaging
 Building DHTML/Visual C++ hybrid controls
 NT and DCOM security
ATL COM Programmer's Reference
 Covers COM programming with ATL
 Clear and concise explanations
 Extensive reference with descriptions, examples, and notes
 Complex topics explained simply
 Covers class factories and the ATL architecture
 Version 3.0 features explored