> 3) Com objects have no real interaction back to CF like the
> cfx tag allows it to be, so a com object is a short term
> solution to a large term problem. So this is why I am looking
> for this ability, it would make more sense for a MS house who
> already has VB skills to use these guys to write some good
> cfx's..... Do I need to go on, I can come up with thousands
> of times when I could have created a cfx to run faster, but I
> don't know Delphi, and I haven't touched C++ in 8 years. But
> had to resort to cfml to write the tag! There is a big
> difference between Com Objects and CFX Tags.
I'm going to turn this on it's head.
You're right - there's a big difference between COM and CFX. If Allaire was
going to expend resources on this issue, though, I'd much prefer them to
extend their COM implementation, which frankly isn't too hot. I'd like to
know that I could use an ASP component with CF without testing it first. I'd
like to be able to reference object hierarchies, and use non-string
datatypes, and take advantage of MTS transactional ability.
I already know (a little) how to write COM objects. I'd rather be able to
use this established standard rather than have to use another proprietary
interface which doesn't have any use outside of CF.
As a final note, you might want to check out Delphi. The look and feel of it
is a lot like VB - at least it was when Delphi came out, which I think was
when VB 3 and 4 were out. The language is Object Pascal, which is relatively
easy to pick up, and the environment supports all the kinds of stuff you can
do in C/C++, like callbacks. VB 6 might support some of that stuff, but it
didn't use to. Back when I used to play with that kind of stuff, I was very
impressed with Delphi.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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