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Re: OLE



In message <223FB63786@hagiga.jct.ac.il> you write:
|> 
|> Due to a project involving programming in Windows, I am studying the 
|> subject of OLE.  The Microsoft Press published book about it describes it 
|> in glowing terms as a solution for building large applications from 
|> component objects.
|> 
|> This leads me to wonder what (if any) similar or equivalent technology 
|> exists in the Unix world (in particular, in Linux)?
|> Also, did anyone try to implement something similar to OLE in any Unix 
|> environment?
|>                                          --- Omer
|> 
|I'm not sure, but I think OSF was working on something a few years back. I'm
|not sure of its name but I think it was CORBA or sth. like it.

I don't think CORBA can be compared to OLE, but then I'm not sure I
remember the definition of OLE right.

CORBA is sort of an RPC for objects.  OLE sounds more like a format for
files.

For more info about CORBA, look for the Object Management Group home page.

Cheers,

--Amos

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