Connector Object COM Examples

The following examples show how to use the connector object in Visual Basic .NET Console and Windows applications. These examples contain important information about how to access messages sent from IDL in a COM application and how to communicate with the IDL process. In COM clients, the IDL output and notification methods are part of the default outgoing event interface.

• Hello World Example with a COM Connector Object: Shows how to use the ExecuteString method of the wrapper object to print a statement such as “Hello World” in a console application.
• Data Manipulation with a COM Connector Object: Uses SetIDLVariable, GetIDLVariable and ExecuteString methods during array manipulation within a Console application.
• IDL Command Line with a COM Connector Object: Provides an interactive “IDL command line” in a Windows application.