>> Nobody going ever think about COM. > > So, would you say that this article is misleading: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUnknown
Article is not misleading. How you read it - probably. It said : In programming, the IUnknown interface is the fundamental interface in the Component Object Model (COM) and not said : COM is fundamental interface for IUnknown and not said COM is required for IUnknown and ever not said IUnknown is impossible without COM Regards, Vlad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and publish websites with WebMatrix Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel