Once you have chosen to use a connector object or have exported a custom IDL source object using the Assistant, use the method and event reference information described here to create an instance of the object and interact with the IDL process from an external COM environment.

This section presents important background information on using IDL objects exported into COM:

• Stock COM Wrapper Methods
• Event Handling
• Error Handling

For examples that use the methods and events described here, see:

• Using the Connector Object, which describes how to use the connector object in COM environments
• About COM Export Object Examples, which provides examples of using custom object methods (in addition to the stock wrapper methods) in COM environments