Distributed Computing in VB

[msdnexpert]

How does one implement distributed computing in VB. For e.g. I want to have the database and business login on the server and the UI on the client machines. In such cases what are the tools/methods for designing the business logic.

[Clunietp]

You will have to learn about COM & DCOM principles, and MTS (MS Transaction Server). You must know how to create COM DLLs and design them for MTS, and how to properly register and call them from the client machines.

Component versioning, binary compatibility, interface design, object & collection principles, database transactions and ADO are all good things to know about as well when creating your components.

You can start by creating an ActiveX dll and adding a class to it, and you are on your way. You cannot use Active X EXEs (COM EXEs) in MTS, so don't bother with them for now.

Have Fun!
Tom