Compiling IDL file

[hafs]

Hi all


i am new to COM. I want to compile an IDL file.

1. Can I compile an idl file directly from visual studio?

2. Could you please explain the steps to be followed when using the command prompt to compile an IDL file?


thanks in advance

hafs

[Julius Ivanyi]

Hi

the fastest way to learn this is (probably) to go and use the ATL wizard to

create an ATL project for you. It will create an empty IDL as well and when

you compile it will compile the IDL as well. Read some good book e.g. Active Template

Library by Tom Armstrong.

HTH

Julius

[hafs]

Hi


Thanks for the mail. But my problem is that I am trying to catch some COM theory and so I dont want to use ATL for the time being. I prefer using plain C++ files. I am using "Inside COM" for this purpose.


So I want to compile an IDL file which I had written. And I would like to know how I can do this from the Visual studio


thanks

hafi