what is a #define _WIN32_DCOM a in visual c++ project?

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What is

#define _WIN32_DCOM

in a visual c++ project ? If I want to target the application build to x64, do I need to change it to WIN64_DCOM object ?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368878(v=vs.85).aspx — chris, Oct 04 '12 at 06:53

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 12 '12 at 16:41

From Microsoft support:

If your custom interface uses BSTR, VARIANT, or SAFEARRAY, and if you want to use your custom interface marshaling code only on a DCOM platform, you can use MIDL generated marshaling code. You will need to use -D_WIN32_DCOM as a C compiler flag in the build process of the MIDL generated code. Otherwise, a compiler error will be generated that indicates that your code will compile only if you mark it as runable only on a DCOM platform.

The symbol is a logic ones, you may use it unchanged under Windows 64 bits

what is a #define _WIN32_DCOM a in visual c++ project?

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