cvs: phpdoc /en/functions com.xml

phanto Sun Nov 11 20:52:26 2001 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/functions com.xml Log: more verbose intro Index: phpdoc/en/functions/com.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/functions/com.xml:1.22 phpdoc/en/functions/com.xml:1.23 --- phpdoc/en/functions/com.xml:1.22 Sat Nov 10 16:49:32 2001 +++ phpdoc/en/functions/com.xml Sun Nov 11 20:52:26 2001 @@ -1,15 +1,26 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.22 $ --> -<reference id="ref.com"> - <title>COM support functions for Windows</title> - <titleabbrev>COM</titleabbrev> - - <partintro> - <simpara> - COM functions are only available on the Windows version of - PHP. These functions have been added in PHP 4. - </simpara> - </partintro> +<!-- $Revision: 1.23 $ --> +<reference id="ref.com"> + <title>COM support functions for Windows</title> + <titleabbrev>COM</titleabbrev> + <partintro> + <simpara>COM is a technology which allows the reuse of code written in any + language (by any language) using a standard calling convention and hiding + behind APIs the implementation details such as what machine the Component is + stored on and the executable which houses it. It can be thought of as a super + Remote Procedure Call (RPC) mechanism with some basic object roots. It + separates implementation from interface.</simpara> + <simpara>COM encourages versioning, separation of implementation from + interface and hiding the implementation details such as executable location and + the language it was written in.</simpara> + <simpara>COM functions are only available on the Windows version of + PHP.</simpara> + <simpara>For further information on COM read the + <ulink url="http://www.microsoft.com/Com/resources/comdocs.asp">COM + specification</ulink>or perhaps take a look at Don Box's + <ulink url="http://www.developmentor.com/dbox/yacl.htm"> Yet Another COM + Libracy (YACL)</ulink> </simpara> + </partintro> <refentry id="class.com"> <refnamediv>