| Platform SDK: Transaction Server |
[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]
Base clients are the primary consumers of MTS objects, although base clients execute outside of the MTS run-time environment. One common role of a base client is to provide the application's user interface, and to map the end-user's requests to the business functions exposed by the MTS components.
You can create base clients with a variety of programming languages, including Microsoft® Visual C++®, Microsoft Visual Basic®, Microsoft Visual J++™, COBOL, and even Transact SQL. Base client programs can execute in a variety of environments, from application processes to general system services such as Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) or SQL Server. In fact, you can use any programming environment in which you can create COM objects and invoke methods on them.