Programming Distributed Applications with Com and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (Programming/Visual Basic)

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Copyright © 2000 by Ted Pattison

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Pattison, Ted, 1962-

        Programming Distributed Applications with COM+ and Microsoft Visual Basic / Ted

    Pattison.--2nd ed.

          p.     cm.

      Includes index.

      ISBN 0-7356-1010-X

        1. Electronic data processing--Distributed processing.     2. Application software--

    Development.     3. COM (Computer architecture)     4. Microsoft Visual BASIC.

    I. Title     QA76.9.D5 P38 2000     004'.36--dc21                                                        00-020234

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