Sequence of Operations for Creating OLE Applications

The following table shows your role and the framework's role in creating OLE linking and embedding applications. These represent options available rather than a sequence of steps to perform.

Creating OLE Applications

Task	You do	The framework does
Create a COM component.	Run the MFC Application Wizard. Choose Full-server or Mini-server in the Compound Document Support tab.	The framework generates a skeleton application with COM component capability enabled. All of the COM capability can be transferred to your existing application with only slight modification.
Create a container application from scratch.	Run the MFC Application Wizard. Choose Container in the Compound Document Support tab. Using Class View, go to the source code editor. Fill in code for your COM handler functions.	The framework generates a skeleton application that can insert COM objects created by COM component (server) applications.
Create an application that supports Automation from scratch.	Run the MFC Application Wizard. Choose Automation from the Advanced Features tab. Use Class View to expose methods and properties in your application for automation.	The framework generates a skeleton application that can be activated and automated by other applications.

See also

Building on the Framework
Sequence of Operations for Building MFC Applications
Sequence of Operations for Creating ActiveX Controls
Sequence of Operations for Creating Database Applications