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  1. Apr 25th, 2005, 11:36 AM #1
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    What does COM stand for and why you need it?

    Just to have an idea...
    thanks
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    Re: What does COM stand for and why you need it?

    Component
    Object
    Model

    It's a method for allowing applications to interact with external objects by treating them as objects. It's what allows you to do this:
    Dim rstMyData As ADODB.Recordset

    This is as opposed to having to use a Declare statement - the way APIs work.

    It was a solution to help enable developers use more object-oriented methods during development.

    Plus it made for a really cool buzzword.

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    Resolved Re: What does COM stand for and why you need it?

    thank you for your reply, now I know that I used COM in my program
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