3.17. COM MANAGER

CHAPTER 3. HOW DO I USE HOSTING CONTROLLER?

3.17

COM Manager

Hosting Controller enables you to register new COM's on your web site. Component Object Model (COM) is

Microsoft's framework for developing and supporting program component objects. COM provides the underlying

services of interface negotiation, life cycle management (determining when an object can be removed from a

system), licensing, and event services (putting one object into service as the result of an event that has happened

another object).

A new COM is powered by a DLL (Dynamically Linked Library) file. A DLL file allows the same block of library

code to be shared between several tasks rather than each task containing copies of the routines it uses. To register

a new COM you need to upload the DLL file(s) associated with that COM the client's web site.

To register a new COM:

1. Click on the List COM Objects link in the COM Manager menu.

2. Click on the

button.

3. Navigate to the required folder using the following actions:

  Click on the required folder in the Folders list and click on the

button to open that

folder.

  Click on the

button to move up directories.

4. Click on the required DLL in the Files list and click on the

button.

Figure 3.77: Registering a new COM

3.17.1

Unregistering a COM

You can unregister unwanted or unnecessary COM files at any time.

To unregister a COM:

1. Click on the List COM Objects link in the COM Manager menu.

2. Click on the radio button next to the COM file that you want to unregister and click on the

button.

3. Confirm that you want to unregister this COM in the dialog box.

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