Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0: Designing and Implementing Applications - Part 6

Course Code NGE72615

Contents

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

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Description

This is the sixth course in an eight part series for programmers. This series provides the C++ programmers the necessary skills to develop applications using the MFC library and the Microsoft Visual C++ 6 development environment.

Audience

This course is designed for programmers looking to develop applications using MFC library and Microsoft Visual C++. Participants should have completed the first five courses in this series.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Create ActiveX controls.
• Create Component Object Model (COM) components.
• Create COM servers and clients.
• Implement advanced COM tasks and active documents.
• Create components and packages that support transactions and asynchronous processing.

Topics Include

Unit 1: ActiveX Controls

• Identify the features of an ActiveX control.
• Identify the advantages of creating ActiveX controls.
• Sequence the steps for creating an ActiveX control.
• Create ActiveX controls by using Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).
• Create an ActiveX control by using the ActiveX Template Library (ATL).
• Add a property and a method to an ActiveX control.
• Add a stock event to an ActiveX control.

Unit 2: Component Object Model

• Identify the benefits of COM.
• Identify the features of a COM interface.
• Identify the IUnknown function that is called in a given situation.
• Match the IDispatch functions names with the functions they perform.
• Identify the contents of a dual interface.
• Create a COM component by using Software Development Kit (SDK).
• Create a COM component by using MFC.
• Create a COM component by using ATL.
• Select the type of a COM server for a given set of requirements.
• Create a COM server by using ATL.
• Create a COM client to access an ATL COM server.

Unit 3: Advanced Component Implementation

• Sequence the steps performed by COM to implement aggregation.
• Sequence the steps performed by COM to implement containment.
• Enable the library debug support to debug a COM component.
• Display specific information about an application by using the Spy++ utility.
• Sequence the steps to implement error-handling in a COM component.
• Sign a COM component by using the SIGNCODE utility.
• Create an Active Document by using the MFC AppWizard.
• Modify an active document application to support active document containment.
• Configure the default security settings for a component by using the Distributed COM Configuration utility.
• Configure component security by using the Distributed COM Configuration utility.
• Identify the methods used for registering a DCOM DL.

Unit 4: Microsoft Transaction Server

• Identify the guidelines for implementing a single-threaded apartment model.
• Identify the features of a multi-threaded apartment model.
• Identify the features of Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS).
• Create a package by using the Action menu in the MTS Explorer.
• Create an MTS component by using ATL.
• Add a component to a package by using the Action menu in the MTS Explorer.
• Set the properties of a component by using the pop-up menu in the MTS Explorer.
• Create a role for a specified package by using the MTS Explorer.
• Set a user identity for an MTS package.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently, only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

Web Based Training