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It + consists of three classes: + + \list + \o QAxFactory defines a factory for the creation of COM objects. + \o QAxBindable provides an interface between the Qt widget and the + COM object. + \o QAxAggregated can be subclassed to implement additional COM interfaces. + \endlist + + Some \l{ActiveQt Examples}{example implementations} of ActiveX + controls and COM objects are provided. + + \sa {ActiveQt Framework} + + Topics: + + \tableofcontents + + \section1 Using the Library + + To turn a standard Qt application into a COM server using the + QAxServer library you must add \c qaxserver as a CONFIG setting + in your \c .pro file. + + An out-of-process executable server is generated from a \c .pro + file like this: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 0 + + To build an in-process server, use a \c .pro file like this: + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 1 + + The files \c qaxserver.rc and \c qaxserver.def are part of the + framework and can be used from their usual location (specify a + path in the \c .pro file), or copied into the project directory. + You can modify these files as long as it includes any file as the + type library entry, ie. you can add version information or specify + a different toolbox icon. + + The \c qaxserver configuration will cause the \c qmake tool to add the + required build steps to the build system: + + \list + \o Link the binary against \c qaxserver.lib instead of \c qtmain.lib + \o Call the \l idc tool to generate an IDL file for the COM server + \o Compile the IDL into a type library using the MIDL tool (part of the + compiler installation) + \o Attach the resulting type library as a binary resource to the server + binary (again using the \l idc tool) + \o Register the server + \endlist + + Note that the QAxServer build system is not supported on Windows 98/ME + (attaching of resources to a binary is not possible there), but a server + built on Windows NT/2000/XP will work on previous Windows versions as well. + + To skip the post-processing step, also set the \c qaxserver_no_postlink + configuration. + + Additionally you can specify a version number using the \c VERSION + variable, e.g. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 2 + + The version number specified will be used as the version of the type + library and of the server when registering. + + \section2 Out-of-Process vs. In-Process + + Whether your COM server should run as a stand-alone executable + or as a shared library in the client process depends mainly on the + type of COM objects you want to provide in the server. + + An executable server has the advantage of being able to run as a + stand-alone application, but adds considerable overhead to the + communication between the COM client and the COM object. If the + control has a programming error only the server process running + the control will crash, and the client application will probably + continue to run. Not all COM clients support executable servers. + + An in-process server is usually smaller and has faster startup + time. The communication between client and server is done directly + through virtual function calls and does not introduce the overhead + required for remote procedure calls. However, if the server crashes the + client application is likely to crash as well, and not every + functionality is available for in-process servers (i.e. register in + the COM's running-object-table). + + Both server types can use Qt either as a shared library, or statically + linked into the server binary. + + \section2 Typical Errors During the Post-Build Steps + + For the ActiveQt specific post-processing steps to work the + server has to meet some requirements: + + \list + \o All controls exposed can be created with nothing but a QApplication + instance being present + \o The initial linking of the server includes a temporary type + library resource + \o All dependencies required to run the server are in the system path + (or in the path used by the calling environment; note that Visual + Studio has its own set of environment variables listed in the + Tools|Options|Directories dialog). + \endlist + + If those requirements are not met one ore more of the following + errors are likely to occur: + + \section3 The Server Executable Crashes + + To generate the IDL the widgets exposed as ActiveX controls need to + be instantiated (the constructor is called). At this point, nothing + else but a QApplication object exists. Your widget constructor must + not rely on any other objects to be created, e.g. it should check for + null-pointers. + + To debug your server run it with -dumpidl outputfile and check where + it crashes. + + Note that no functions of the control are called. + + \section3 The Server Executable Is Not a Valid Win32 Application + + Attaching the type library corrupted the server binary. This is a + bug in Windows and happens only with release builds. + + The first linking step has to link a dummy type library into the + executable that can later be replaced by idc. Add a resource file + with a type library to your project as demonstrated in the examples. + + \section3 "Unable to locate DLL" + + The build system needs to run the server executable to generate + the interface definition, and to register the server. If a dynamic + link library the server links against is not in the path this + might fail (e.g. Visual Studio calls the server using the + enivronment settings specified in the "Directories" option). Make + sure that all DLLs required by your server are located in a + directory that is listed in the path as printed in the error + message box. + + \section3 "Cannot open file ..." + + The ActiveX server could not shut down properly when the last + client stopped using it. It usually takes about two seconds for + the application to terminate, but you might have to use the task + manager to kill the process (e.g. when a client doesn't release + the controls properly). + + \section1 Implementing Controls + + To implement a COM object with Qt, create a subclass of QObject + or any existing QObject subclass. If the class is a subclass of QWidget, + the COM object will be an ActiveX control. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 3 + + The Q_OBJECT macro is required to provide the meta object information + about the widget to the ActiveQt framework. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 4 + + Use the Q_CLASSINFO() macro to specify the COM identifiers for the COM + object. \c ClassID and \c InterfaceID are required, while \c EventsID is + only necessary when your object has signals. To generate these identifiers, + use system tools like \c uuidgen or \c guidgen. + + You can specify additional attributes for each of your classes; see + \l{Class Information and Tuning} for details. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 5 + + Use the Q_PROPERTY() macro to declare properties for the ActiveX control. + + Declare a standard constructor taking a parent object, and functions, + signals and slots like for any QObject subclass. + \footnote + If a standard constructor is not present the compiler will issue + an error "no overloaded function takes 2 parameters" when using + the default factory through the QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT() macro. If you + cannot provide a standard constructor you must implement a + QAxFactory custom factory and call the constructor you have in + your implementation of QAxFactory::create. + \endfootnote + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 6 + + The ActiveQt framework will expose properties and public slots as ActiveX + properties and methods, and signals as ActiveX events, and convert between + the Qt data types and the equivalent COM data types. + + \section2 Data Types + + The Qt data types that are supported for properties are: + + \table + \header + \o Qt data type + \o COM property + \row + \o bool + \o VARIANT_BOOL + \row + \o QString + \o BSTR + \row + \o int + \o int + \row + \o uint + \o unsigned int + \row + \o double + \o double + \row + \o \l qlonglong + \o CY + \row + \o \l qulonglong + \o CY + \row + \o QColor + \o OLE_COLOR + \row + \o QDate + \o DATE + \row + \o QDateTime + \o DATE + \row + \o QTime + \o DATE + \row + \o QFont + \o IFontDisp* + \row + \o QPixmap + \o IPictureDisp* + \footnote + COM cannot marshal IPictureDisp accross process boundaries, + so QPixmap properties cannot be called for out-of-process servers. You + can however marshal the image data via e.g. temporary files. See the + Microsoft + \link http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q150034 KB article + Q150034 \endlink for more information. + \endfootnote + \row + \o QVariant + \o VARIANT + \row + \o QVariantList (same as QList\<QVariant\>) + \o SAFEARRAY(VARIANT) + \row + \o QStringList + \o SAFEARRAY(BSTR) + \row + \o QByteArray + \o SAFEARRAY(BYTE) + \row + \o QRect + \o User defined type + \row + \o QSize + \o User defined type + \row + \o QPoint + \o User defined type + \endtable + + The Qt data types that are supported for parameters in signals and + slots are: + \table + \header + \o Qt data type + \o COM parameter + \row + \o bool + \o [in] VARIANT_BOOL + \row + \o bool& + \o [in, out] VARIANT_BOOL* + \row + \o QString, const QString& + \o [in] BSTR + \row + \o QString& + \o [in, out] BSTR* + \row + \o QString& + \o [in, out] BSTR* + \row + \o int + \o [in] int + \row + \o int& + \o [in,out] int + \row + \o uint + \o [in] unsigned int + \row + \o uint& + \o [in, out] unsigned int* + \row + \o double + \o [in] double + \row + \o double& + \o [in, out] double* + \row + \o QColor, const QColor& + \o [in] OLE_COLOR + \row + \o QColor& + \o [in, out] OLE_COLOR* + \row + \o QDate, const QDate& + \o [in] DATE + \row + \o QDate& + \o [in, out] DATE* + \row + \o QDateTime, const QDateTime& + \o [in] DATE + \row + \o QDateTime& + \o [in, out] DATE* + \row + \o QFont, const QFont& + \o [in] IFontDisp* + \row + \o QFont& + \o [in, out] IFontDisp** + \row + \o QPixmap, const QPixmap& + \o [in] IPictureDisp* + \row + \o QPixmap& + \o [in, out] IPictureDisp** + \row + \o QList\<QVariant\>, const QList\<QVariant\>& + \o [in] SAFEARRAY(VARIANT) + \row + \o QList\<QVariant\>& + \o [in, out] SAFEARRAY(VARIANT)* + \row + \o QStringList, const QStringList& + \o [in] SAFEARRAY(BSTR) + \row + \o QStringList& + \o [in, out] SAFEARRAY(BSTR)* + \row + \o QByteArray, const QByteArray& + \o [in] SAFEARRAY(BYTE) + \row + \o QByteArray& + \o [in, out] SAFEARRAY(BYTE)* + \row + \o QObject* + \o [in] IDispatch* + \row + \o QRect& + \footnote + OLE needs to marshal user defined types by reference (ByRef), and cannot + marshal them by value (ByVal). This is why const-references and object + parameters are not supported for QRect, QSize and QPoint. Also note that + servers with this datatype require Windows 98 or DCOM 1.2 to be installed. + \endfootnote + \o [in, out] struct QRect (user defined) + \row + \o QSize& + \o [in, out] struct QSize (user defined) + \row + \o QPoint& + \o [in, out] struct QPoint (user defined) + \endtable + + Also supported are exported enums and flags (see Q_ENUMS() and + Q_FLAGS()). The in-parameter types are also supported as + return values. + + Properties and signals/slots that have parameters using any other + data types are ignored by the ActiveQt framework. + + \section2 Sub-Objects + + COM objects can have multiple sub-objects that can represent a sub element + of the COM object. A COM object representing a multi-document spread sheet + application can for example provide one sub-object for each spread sheet. + + Any QObject subclass can be used as the type for a sub object in ActiveX, as + long as it is known to the QAxFactory. Then the type can be used in properties, + or as the return type or paramter of a slot. + + \section2 Property Notification + + To make the properties bindable for the ActiveX client, use multiple + inheritance from the QAxBindable class: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 7 + + When implementing the property write functions, use the + QAxBindable class's requestPropertyChange() and propertyChanged() + functions to allow ActiveX clients to bind to the control + properties. + \footnote + This is not required, but gives the client more control over + the ActiveX control. + \endfootnote + + \section1 Serving Controls + + To make a COM server available to the COM system it must be registered + in the system registry using five unique identifiers. + These identifiers are provided by tools like \c guidgen or \c uuidgen. + The registration information allows COM to localize the binary providing + a requested ActiveX control, marshall remote procedure calls to the + control and read type information about the methods and properties exposed + by the control. + + To create the COM object when the client asks for it the server must export + an implementation of a QAxFactory. The easist way to do this is to use a set + of macros: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 8 + + This will export \c MyWidget and \c MyWidget2 as COM objects that can be + created by COM clients, and will register \c MySubType as a type that can + be used in properties and parameters of \c MyWidget and \c MyWidget2. + + The \link QAxFactory QAxFactory class documentation \endlink explains + how to use this macro, and how to implement and use custom factories. + + For out-of-process executable servers you can implement a main() + function to instantiate a QApplication object and enter the event + loop just like any normal Qt application. By default the + application will start as a standard Qt application, but if you + pass \c -activex on the command line it will start as an ActiveX + server. Use QAxFactory::isServer() to create and run a standard + application interface, or to prevent a stand-alone execution: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 9 + + This is however not necessary as ActiveQt provides a default implementation + of a main function. The default implemenation calls QAxFactory::startServer(), + creates a QApplication instance and calls exec(). + + To build the ActiveX server executable run \c qmake + to generate the makefile, and use your compiler's + make tool as for any other Qt application. The make process will + also register the controls in the system registry by calling the + resulting executable with the \c -regserver command line option. + + If the ActiveX server is an executable, the following command line + options are supported: + \table + \header \o Option \o Result + \row \o \c -regserver \o Registers the server in the system registry + \row \o \c -unregserver \o Unregisters the server from the system registry + \row \o \c -activex \o Starts the application as an ActiveX server + \row \o \c{-dumpidl <file> -version x.y} \o Writes the server's IDL to the + specified file. The type library will have version x.y + \endtable + + In-process servers can be registered using the \c regsvr32 tool available + on all Windows systems. + + \section2 Typical Compile-Time Problems + + The compiler/linker errors listed are based on those issued by the + Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 compiler. + + \section3 "No overloaded function takes 2 parameters" + + When the error occurs in code that uses the QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT() + macro, the widget class had no constructor that can be used by the + default factory. Either add a standard widget constructor or + implement a custom factory that doesn't require one. + + When the error occurs in code that uses the QAXFACTORY_EXPORT() + macro, the QAxFactory subclass had no appropriate constructor. + Provide a public class constructor like + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 10 + + for your factory class. + + \section3 "Syntax error: bad suffix on number" + + The unique identifiers have not been passed as strings into the + QAXFACTORY_EXPORT() or QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT() macro. + + \section3 "Unresolved external symbol _ucm_instantiate" + + The server does not export an implementation of a QAxFactory. Use + the QAXFACTORY_EXPORT() macro in one of the project's + implementation files to instantiate and export a factory, or use + the QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT() macro to use the default factory. + + \section3 "_ucm_initialize already defined in ..." + + The server exports more than one implementation of a QAxFactory, + or exports the same implementation twice. If you use the default + factory, the QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT() macro must only be used once in + the project. Use a custom QAxFactory implementation and the + QAXFACTORY_EXPORT() macro if the server provides multiple ActiveX + controls. + + \section2 Distributing QAxServer Binaries + + ActiveX servers written with Qt can use Qt either as a shared + library, or have Qt linked statically into the binary. Both ways + will produce rather large packages (either the server binary + itself becomes large, or you have to ship the Qt DLL). + + \section3 Installing Stand-Alone Servers + + When your ActiveX server can also run as a stand-alone application, + run the server executable with the \c -regserver command line + parameter after installing the executable on the target system. + After that the controls provided by the server will be available to + ActiveX clients. + + \section3 Installing In-Process Servers + + When your ActiveX server is part of an installation package, use the + \c regsvr32 tool provided by Microsoft to register the controls on + the target system. If this tool is not present, load the DLL into + your installer process, resolve the \c DllRegisterServer symbol and + call the function: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 11 + + \section3 Distributing Servers over the Internet + + If you want to use controls in your server in web-pages you need to + make the server available to the browser used to view your page, and + you need to specify the location of the server package in your page. + + To specify the location of a server, use the CODEBASE attribute in + the OBJECT tag of your web-site. The value can point to the server + file itself, to an INF file listing other files the server requires + (e.g. the Qt DLL), or a compressed CAB archive. + + INF and CAB files are documented in almost every book available about + ActiveX and COM programming as well as in the MSDN library and various + other Online resources. The examples include INF files that can be used + to build CAB archives: + + \snippet examples/activeqt/simple/simple.inf 0 + + The CABARC tool from Microsoft can easily generate CAB archives: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 12 + + The INF files assume a static build of Qt, so no dependencies to other DLLs + are listed in the INF files. To distribute an ActiveX server depending on + DLLs you must add the dependencies, and provide the library files + with the archive. + + \section1 Using the Controls + + To use the ActiveX controls, e.g. to embed them in a web page, use + the \c <object> HTML tag. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 13 + + To initialize the control's properties, use + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 14 + + If the web browser supports scripting use JavaScript, VBScript + and forms to script the control. The + \l{ActiveQt Examples} include demonstration HTML pages for the example + controls. + + \section2 Supported and Unsupported ActiveX Clients + + The following is largly based on our own experiements with ActiveX + controls and client applications, and is by no means complete. + + \section3 Supported Clients + + These standard applications work with ActiveX controls developed with + ActiveQt. Note that some clients support only in-process controls. + + \list + \o Internet Explorer + \o Microsoft ActiveX Control Test Container + \o Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 + \o Microsoft Visual Studio.NET/2003 + \o Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 + \o MFC- and ATL-based containers + \o Sybase PowerBuilder + \o ActiveQt based containers + \endlist + + Microsoft Office applications are supported, but you need to register + the controls as "Insertable" objects. Reimplement QAxFactory::registerClass + to add this attribute to the COM class, or set the "Insertable" class info + for your class to "yes" using the Q_CLASSINFO macro. + + \section3 Unsupported Clients + + We have not managed to make ActiveQt based COM objects work with the + following client applications. + + \list + \o Borland C++ Builder (Versions 5 and 6) + \o Borland Delphi + \endlist + + \section2 Typical Runtime Errors + + \section3 The Server Does Not Respond + + If the system is unable to start the server (check with the task + manager whether the server runs a process), make sure that no DLL + the server depends on is missing from the system path (e.g. the Qt + DLL!). Use a dependency walker to view all dependencies of the server + binary. + + If the server runs (e.g. the task manager lists a process), see + the following section for information on debugging your server. + + \section3 The Object Cannot Be Created + + If the server could be built and registered correctly during the build + process, but the object cannot be initiliazed e.g. by the OLE/COM Object + Viewer application, make sure that no DLL the server depends on is + missing from the system path (e.g. the Qt DLL). Use a dependency walker + to view all dependencies of the server binary. + + If the server runs, see the following section for information on + debugging your server. + + \section2 Debugging Runtime Errors + + To debug an in-process server in Visual Studio, set the server project + as the active project, and specify a client "executable for debug + session" in the project settings (e.g. use the ActiveX Test Container). + You can set breakpoints in your code, and also step into ActiveQt and + Qt code if you installed the debug version. + + To debug an executable server, run the application in a debugger + and start with the command line parameter \c -activex. Then start + your client and create an instance of your ActiveX control. COM + will use the existing process for the next client trying to create + an ActiveX control. + + \section1 Class Information and Tuning + + To provide attributes for each COM class, use the Q_CLASSINFO macro, which is part of + Qt's meta object system. + + \table + \header + \o Key + \o Meaning of value + \row + \o Version + \o The version of the class (1.0 is default) + \row + \o Description + \o A string describing the class. + \row + \o ClassID + \o The class ID. + You must reimplement QAxFactory::classID if not specified. + \row + \o InterfaceID + \o The interface ID. + You must reimplement QAxFactory::interfaceID if not specified. + \row + \o EventsID + \o The event interface ID. + No signals are exposed as COM events if not specified. + \row + \o DefaultProperty + \o The property specified represents the default property of this class. + Ie. the default property of a push button would be "text". + \row + \o DefaultSignal + \o The signal specified respresents the default signal of this class. + Ie. the default signal of a push button would be "clicked". + \row + \o LicenseKey + \o Object creation requires the specified license key. The key can be + empty to require a licensed machine. By default classes are not + licensed. Also see the following section. + \row + \o StockEvents + \o Objects expose stock events if value is "yes". + See \l QAxFactory::hasStockEvents() + \row + \o ToSuperClass + \o Objects expose functionality of all super-classes up to and + including the class name in value. + See \l QAxFactory::exposeToSuperClass() + \row + \o Insertable + \o If the value is "yes" the class is registered to be "Insertable" + and will be listed in OLE 2 containers (ie. Microsoft Office). This + attribute is not be set by default. + \row + \o Aggregatable + \o If the value is "no" the class does not support aggregation. By + default aggregation is supported. + \row + \o Creatable + \o If the value is "no" the class cannot be created by the client, + and is only available through the API of another class (ie. the + class is a sub-type). + \row + \o RegisterObject + \o If the value is "yes" objects of this class are registered with + OLE and accessible from the running object table (ie. clients + can connect to an already running instance of this class). This + attribute is only supported in out-of-process servers. + \row + \o MIME + \o The object can handle data and files of the format specified in the + value. The value has the format mime:extension:description. Multiple + formats are separated by a semicolon. + \row + \o CoClassAlias + \o The classname used in the generated IDL and in the registry. This is + esp. useful for C++ classes that live in a namespace - by default, + ActiveQt just removes the "::" to make the IDL compile. + \endtable + + Note that both keys and values are case sensitive. + + The following declares version 2.0 of a class that exposes only its + own API, and is available in the "Insert Objects" dialog of Microsoft + Office applications. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 15 + + \section2 Developing Licensed Components + + If you develop components you might want to control who is able to instantiate + those components. Since the server binary can be shipped to and registered on + any client machine it is possible for anybody to use those components in his + own software. + + Licensing components can be done using a variety of techniques, e.g. the code + creating the control can provide a license key, or the machine on which the + control is supposed to run needs to be licensed. + + To mark a Qt class as licensed specify a "LicenseKey" using the + Q_CLASSINFO() macro. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 16 + + The key is required to be able to create an instance of \c MyLicensedControl + on a machine that is not licensed itself. The licensed developer can now + redistributes the server binary with his application, which creates the control + using the value of "LicenseKey", while users of the application cannot create + the control without the license key. + + If a single license key for the control is not sufficient (ie. you want + differnet developers to receive different license keys) you can specify an + empty key to indicate that the control requires a license, and reimplement + \l QAxFactory::validateLicenseKey() to verify that a license exists on the + system (ie. through a license file). + + \section2 More Interfaces + + ActiveX controls provided by ActiveQt servers support a minimal set of COM + interfaces to implement the OLE specifications. When the ActiveX class inherits + from the QAxBindable class it can also implement additional COM interfaces. + + Create a new subclass of QAxAggregated and use multiple inheritance + to subclass additional COM interface classes. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 17 + + Reimplement the QAxAggregated::queryInterface() function to + support the additional COM interfaces. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 18 + + Since \c ISomeCOMInterface is a subclass of \c IUnknown you will + have to implement the \c QueryInterface(), \c AddRef(), and \c + Release() functions. Use the QAXAGG_IUNKNOWN macro in your + class definition to do that. If you implement the \c IUnknown + functions manually, delegate the calls to the interface pointer + returned by the QAxAggregated::controllingUnknown() function, + e.g. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 19 + + Do not support the \c IUnknown interface itself in your + \l{QAxAggregated::queryInterface()}{queryInterface()} + implementation. + + Implement the methods of the COM interfaces, and use QAxAggregated::object() + if you need to make calls to the QObject subclass implementing the control. + + In your QAxBindable subclass, implement + QAxBindable::createAggregate() to return a new object of the + QAxAggregated subclass. + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qaxserver.qdoc 20 +*/ |