COM Debugging Tools

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This topic lists tools that can help you test and inspect COM programs.

OLE/COM Object Viewer
OLEVIEW displays the ActiveX and OLE objects installed on your computer and the interfaces they support. It also allows you to edit the registry and look at type libraries. For more information, see Using the OLE/COM Object Viewer.

Microsoft Foundation Class Samples
The MFC ActiveX samples OCLIENT and SUPERPAD are also available to test your applications against. Full source code for these samples is included.

See Also

COM and ActiveX Debugging
COM Debugging Tools
Debugging in Visual Studio
OCLIENT Sample: Illustrates a Visual Editing Container Application
SUPERPAD Sample: Demonstrates a Visual Editing Server That Edits Text Using CEditView