[DUG] COM object question

[Dennis Chuah]

Is TUMONZ an out of process OLE object?  If so, then the instance is of no 
use to you as it only refers to a stub.  I don't understand why you need to 
get hold of it, as surely you can store an instance of the interface in the 
object?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Middlemiss" <phil at tumonz.co.nz>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 2:00 PM


> How do I get hold of an instance of an automation object?
>
> I've created an automation object class, interface, type library etc by
> using the Delphi Automation Object wizard (D6). Works fine. In the unit
> that implements the interface, the initialization section has got the
> TAutoObjectFactory.Create call. If I create the appropriate coClass in
> another app it does the right thing and starts TUMONZ and I can start
> calling methods on the automation object.
>
> But how do I get hold of that automation server object in the server
> app? In the server app I want to pass it an interface to talk to when
> it's methods are called.
>
> Cheers,
> Phil.
>