Overview

The connector for COM is a run time component of the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for COM. The COM Adapter includes a connector, message files, configuration tools, and an Object Discovery Agent (ODA). The connector allows the WebSphere integration broker to exchange business objects with applications, or Common Object Model (COM) components, running on a COM server.

Connectors consist of two components: the connector framework and the application-specific component. The connector framework, whose code is common to all connectors, acts as an intermediary between the integration broker and the application-specific component. The application-specific component contains code tailored to a particular technology (in this case, COM) or application. The connector framework provides the following services between the integration broker and the application-specific component:

This document contains information about both the connector framework and the application-specific component. It refers to both of these components as the connector.

Note:
The term connector component refers to a part of a connector, and should not be confused with the term COM component, which refers to the binary software components used in the COM software architecture. For information about COM software architecture, see http://www.microsoft.com/com/tech/com.asp.

All WebSphere business integration adapters operate with an integration broker. The connector for COM operates with InterChange Server, WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker, and WebSphere Application Server. For more information, see the installation and implementation documentation of your broker.

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