Explains the key concepts that a component application developer needs to understand for developing Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) applications.
Creating a Simple ActiveX Component
Demonstrates how to create a component and register the component in the Microsoft Transaction Server run-time environment.
Demonstrates how to use just-in-time activation to use server resources efficiently, resulting in more scalable applications and improved performance.
Building Transactional Components
Introduces transactional components and the benefits of running components within the same transaction.
Demonstrates how to use the Shared Property Manager to share state among multiple Transaction Server objects running in the same process.
Discusses stateful components and outlines some of the issues associated with writing stateful application components.
Explains the benefits of distributing work among multiple transactions.
Shows how to use Microsoft Transaction Server's security features to restrict the use of application features to designated users.