COM, Web Service etc

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Could someone clarify the integration/utilisation of ASP+, custom COM components and web services. I am a little confused with the direction that we should be heading. For example, do we create dll&#039s like usual, or do we implement the VB classes within ASP+? Where do the web services fit into the grand scheme of things?&nbsp;<BR>Your ASP+ application will be able to work with current COM components, although you will not see the benefits you will using COM+ components written on the .NET Framework. Benefits such as XCOPY, allowing you to copy a new COM+ DLL into the bin directory and have it update the application without stopping the service to run regsvr32.<BR><BR>Web Services enabe you to expose functionality publicly. This would allow you to enable other sites to make use of your service through an SCL, and XML. For instance, you could expose Hotel Registration for you hotel, enabling travel agencies to offer hotel reservations on their site.<BR><BR>Doug Seven<BR>CodeJunkies.Net / ASPNextGen.com<BR>[email protected], but I am still a little unclear with COM components. If I were to create an ASP+ application from scratch, would you write COM components within VB and compile to DLL&#039s as usual, or would you import NGWS classes?If you were to start from scratch, the best thing would be to add a Class to your ASP+ application. When compiled, this will be a DLL in the bin directory.<BR><BR>DougDoes this then eliminate the need for Visual Studio if you are only biulding dll's for web use?<BR>Simon