1. Introduction. 1.1 This blog is the third segment of the series of articles that discusses the problems and workarounds in relation to passing a reference to a SAFEARRAY as parameter to a dispinterface-based event which is fired from an unmanaged COM server to a managed client. 1.2 In part 2, I presented a workaround … Continue reading
1. Introduction. 1.1 This article is a follow up to my earlier blog which outlined the problems with passing a reference to a SAFEARRAY as parameter to a dispinterface-based event which is fired from an unmanaged COM server to a managed client. 1.2 Through this article and the next one to follow, I will demonstrate … Continue reading
1. Introduction 1.1 I recently ran into an unexpected problem with the .NET CLR. 1.2 It appears that its internal internal mechanism for processing COM events inadequately handles reference SAFEARRAYs passed as event parameters. 1.3 In this blog, I will demonstrate the problem with sample codes. It is my hope that interested readers will research … Continue reading
1. Introduction. 1.1 I had earlier published Supporting COM Events from a Managed Class. The aim of that article was to impart concise knowledge on how to support COM connection point protocol-based events from a managed class. A set of startup code was also provided for the reader to use as a template. 1.2 This … Continue reading
1. Introduction. 1.1 I had earlier published Supporting COM Events from a Managed Class. The aim of that article was to impart concise knowledge on how to support COM connection point protocol-based events from a managed class. A set of startup code was also provided for the reader to use as a template. 1.2 This write-up is one of several follow-up articles … Continue reading
1. Introduction. 1.1 A COM-visible managed class can support COM events just like any COM coclass. 1.2 In this article, I aim to briefly expound on the .NET and COM event models and then zoom in on a working example which I hope will serve as a template for more complex systems, 1.3 In subsequent blog entries, I will also … Continue reading
