About This Document

 

This document introduces BEA WebLogic jCOM Bridge features and describes the architecture. The document will concentrate on one direction of the WebLogic jCOM bridge: COM clients making calls to Java objects (COM-to-Java). For more information about Java clients accessing COM components, see the Reference Guide.

The document is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1, "Introducing BEA WebLogic jCOM," is an overview of WebLogic Server jCOM and its architecture.

• Chapter 2, "WebLogic jCOM Programming Models," describes the different ways in which COM-to-Java communication can be implemented using WebLogic jCOM.

• Chapter 3, "Programming," describes what the programmer has to do in order to use WebLogic jCOM to access Java components from a COM client.

• Chapter 4, "Deploying Your Application," provides information about the steps that need to be taken before you can run your application.

• Chapter 5, "WebLogic jCOM Tools" describes the most commonly used WebLogic jCOM tools.

 

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Audience

This document is written for architects, application developers and administrators who are interested in using the WebLogic jCOM feature in WebLogic Server.

 

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Related Information

The BEA corporate Web site provides all documentation for WebLogic jCOM. Please visit http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs61.

 

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