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Using the Facade Pattern to simplify development with COM based APIs'

A step-by-step illustration of a minimalistic pattern for implementing a series of COM interfaces with little code

In this article I will guide you creating a File Explorer in Silverlight 4. This step-by-step guide will help yoou understanding the API call and how to access local files, folders and drives using the Silverlight 4 COM APIs.

In this Article I will demonstrate you step-by-step how we can create a Text-to-Speech application using the COM APIs in Silverlight 4. Read it, Learn and Vote for this Article. Feedbacks and/or Suggestions are most welcome.

Are you a Microsoft .NET Framework programmer who struggles with critical legacy applications using COM objects that are beyond your control? Dino Esposito shows how to lessen the burden by going dynamic.

Silverlight 4 gives access to the user's microphone and camera, and adds printing capabilities, but as far as hardware goes, that's it. Fortunately Silverlight 4 also provides access in Elevated Trust Out-Of-Browser applications to COM. If you need to access other local hardware, providing a COM component is the solution. This example provides a COM object written in C# and addressed by a Silverlight application.

Enhanced COM interop through C# 4.0's dynamic type system, support for named and optional parameters, and for variance makes working with Microsoft Office and other Primary Interop Assemblies much easier.