Using COM+ services

Question

I have an internal debate going on here about using COM+ services in .NET (System.EnterpriseServices). Is any of you using these in their real projects? Are they worth using? It's not like I hate them, its like "NOT .NET". In my understanding, going without COM+ services is a better apparoach from the complexity and design perspective. Both approaches (using or not using) have their trade-offs. I know developers who come from COM/COM+ background want to enforce these as their "known standard" but is it really worth? Why do I make my object that complex so I can't live without using COM+ services. On the other hand I can break down my complex object into non-complex objects. Please discuss.

madinewala · Answer

Hi Mahesh First of all I shall thank you for running the above said chit chat... well currently I'm into a real project and I have windows 2000 OS available. Initially after going through enough of documentation on COM+ in .NET I came to know that I could easily make my COM+ app. run as a windows service but only on XP 2003 and above OSs. Since I have Win2K I decided of having all my business logic onto COM+ and the other required logic onto a Windows Service... Mahesh I shall be grateful to you if you gimme me an idea of running the COM+ as a windows service on windows 2000 OS. But I feel very much comfortable using the COM+ in .NET. Its pretty easy in .NET but one could see the features of it on the latest OSs - XP Windows 2003... thanks irfan

chrishornberger · Answer

I've had little need to invoke anything outside of native .net stuff and stuff I've written myself. I haven't done any piece-meal project but ground up each time. So... nope haven't done it and haven't had a compelling reason to go out of my way to do it either.

Mahesh Chand · Answer

guys? YES/NO?