COM vs C interface

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jorrit
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COM vs C interface

Post by jorrit »

Hello,

I am starting to implement a SpaceNavigator in my application and I have a few questions regarding the interface to use.

The old SDK used a C interface, but this has been changed to a COM interface. What were the reasons to define a COM interface over a C interface? And will support for the C interface eventually drop?

Cheers!
Jorrit
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Hi Jorrit,

The C interface will be around for a while (the COM interface is currently built over it). The COM interface is much more friendly for non-C applications, especially VB and scripting languages. It also allows us to change the underlying driver architecture as needed. I suggest you use the COM interface if you are just starting coding.

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Hi jorrit,

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Post by jorrit »

Hello,

I have signed up, thank you for the notification :) To be certain, 10am PST would 6pm (1800) GMT?

Cheers!
Jorrit
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