Platform SDK: Transaction Server

Creating a Simple ActiveX Component

[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]

This section gets you started quickly with a simple ActiveX™ component (Account). You then install, run, and monitor Account with the Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) Explorer and a sample client (Bank).

	Scenario: Creating and Using a Simple ActiveX Component First, create your component (Account) and run it in the MTS run-time environment by using the Bank client. Then, add a database connection to Account and run it again.
	Creating the Account Component Create a new ActiveX component, Account.
	Creating the Bank Package Use the MTS Explorer to create a new package for your component.
	Installing the Account Component in the Bank Package Use the MTS Explorer to install your component in a package.
	Running and Monitoring the Account Component Use the Bank client to run your component, and use the MTS Explorer to monitor it.
	Modifying the Account Component: Add a Database Connection Modify your component so that it connects to a database. The connection will be pooled by the ODBC resource dispenser. Then use the Bank client to re-run the modified component.
	Application Design Notes: Sharing Resources Learn how to efficiently share resources, such as database connections, through the MTS Resource Dispenser Manager and resource dispensers.