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1+## Contents
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3+ * 1 Overview
4+ * 2 Bug reports about COM
5+ * 3 Urls
6+ * 4 TODO
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18## Overview
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3-COM is a Windows only technology used for communicating with external code. COM is e.g. used in [[LazActiveX|ActiveX]].
10+COM is a Windows only technology used for communicating with external code. COM is e.g. used in [[LazActiveX|ActiveX]].
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512## Bug reports about COM
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7-See [Open Mantis items with COM tag](http://bugs.freepascal.org/search.php?project_id=6&status_id%5B%5D=10&status_id%5B%5D=20&status_id%5B%5D=30&status_id%5B%5D=40&status_id%5B%5D=50&sticky_issues=on&sortby=last_updated&dir=DESC&hide_status_id=-2&tag_string=com).
14+See [Open Mantis items with COM tag ](<http://bugs.freepascal.org/search.php?project_id=6&status_id%5B%5D=10&status_id%5B%5D=20&status_id%5B%5D=30&status_id%5B%5D=40&status_id%5B%5D=50&sticky_issues=on&sortby=last_updated&dir=DESC&hide_status_id=-2&tag_string=com>).
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9-Some of these also have nice demos attached. See also closed bug [Issue \#0014204](https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=0014204).
16+Some of these also have nice demos attached. See also closed bug [Issue #0014204](<https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=0014204>).
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1118## Urls
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13-1. <http://delphi.about.com/library/weekly/aa121404b.htm>
14-2. <http://www.codeproject.com/KB/atl/udtdemo.aspx>
15-3. <http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/ExtendingArcObjects/Ch02/TypeLibrariesAndIDL.htm>
16-4. <http://delphi.about.com/library/weekly/aa121404a.htm>
17-5. <http://www.codeproject.com/KB/atl/udtdemo.aspx>
18-6. <http://www.codeproject.com/KB/atl/com_atl.aspx>
19-7. <http://www.codeproject.com/KB/atl/RegistryMap.aspx>
20-8. <http://www.techvanguards.com/stepbystep/comdelphi/server.asp>
21-9. <http://www.techvanguards.com/com/tutorials/tips.asp>
22-10. <http://docs.embarcadero.com/products/rad_studio/radstudio2007/RS2007_helpupdates/HUpdate4/EN/html/delphivclwin32/ComObj.html>
23-11. <http://docs.embarcadero.com/products/rad_studio/radstudio2007/RS2007_helpupdates/HUpdate4/EN/html/delphivclwin32/ComServ.html>
20+ 1. <http://delphi.about.com/library/weekly/aa121404b.htm>
21+ 2. <http://www.codeproject.com/KB/atl/udtdemo.aspx>
22+ 3. <http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/ExtendingArcObjects/Ch02/TypeLibrariesAndIDL.htm>
23+ 4. <http://delphi.about.com/library/weekly/aa121404a.htm>
24+ 5. <http://www.codeproject.com/KB/atl/udtdemo.aspx>
25+ 6. <http://www.codeproject.com/KB/atl/com_atl.aspx>
26+ 7. <http://www.codeproject.com/KB/atl/RegistryMap.aspx>
27+ 8. <http://www.techvanguards.com/stepbystep/comdelphi/server.asp>
28+ 9. <http://www.techvanguards.com/com/tutorials/tips.asp>
29+ 10. <http://docs.embarcadero.com/products/rad_studio/radstudio2007/RS2007_helpupdates/HUpdate4/EN/html/delphivclwin32/ComObj.html>
30+ 11. <http://docs.embarcadero.com/products/rad_studio/radstudio2007/RS2007_helpupdates/HUpdate4/EN/html/delphivclwin32/ComServ.html>
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2532## TODO
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27-> **Warning:** This section has not been updated in a long time. Please verify if this is still correct
34+[![Warning-icon.png](/wiki-images/b/b2/Warning-icon.png)](</File:Warning-icon.png>)
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29-- reference counting is not working (DllCanUnloadClass returns 1)
30-- load/register typelib
31-- register/unregister (incomplete implementation from visual studio RGS sample file)
32-- integrate WIDL.exe (wine version of MIDL)
33-- finish TTypedComObject
34-- create TAutoObject
35-- implement tlbimp.exe
36-- port to linux as NPAPI wrapper (just partially kidding ;) as base you can us my updated NPAPI scripting code (https://www.mozdev.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=8708) \[^\] - already working with FPC (similar entry point functions as in COM) :)
36+**Warning:** This section has not been updated in a long time. Please verify if this is still correct
3737
38-- integrate MIDL.exe (wine old version of MIDL has an incorrect output format :( )
39-- try building latest WIDL -\> report bugs to wine
40-- create TAutoObject
41-- finish tlbimp.exe (bug 0014802)
42-- TEST, TEST, TEST :) serious
38+ * reference counting is not working (DllCanUnloadClass returns 1)
39+ * load/register typelib
40+ * register/unregister (incomplete implementation from visual studio RGS sample file)
41+ * integrate WIDL.exe (wine version of MIDL)
42+ * finish TTypedComObject
43+ * create TAutoObject
44+ * implement tlbimp.exe
45+ * port to linux as NPAPI wrapper (just partially kidding ;) as base you can us my updated NPAPI scripting code (<https://www.mozdev.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=8708>) [^] - already working with FPC (similar entry point functions as in COM) :)
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47+ * integrate MIDL.exe (wine old version of MIDL has an incorrect output format :( )
48+ * try building latest WIDL -> report bugs to wine
49+ * create TAutoObject
50+ * finish tlbimp.exe (bug 0014802)
51+ * TEST, TEST, TEST :) serious
52+
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45-*From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Com Programming in Free Pascal", as it stood on 2019-12-16 after a change by Trev, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).*
46-Category: FPC
47-Category: Windows
54+*From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Com Programming in Free Pascal", as the Internet Archive kept it on 2022-06-06. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).*

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