Interface Definitions and Type Libraries

This section presents information about how to create interface definition language (IDL) files and application configuration files (ACF) for MIDL, including reference pages for IDL and ACF attributes. There is also information about how to import files, type libraries, and system header files.

• Interfaces in Distributed Objects
• COM, DCOM, and Type Libraries
• Interface Definition (IDL) File
• IDL Attributes
• Application Configuration File (ACF)
• ACF Attributes
• MIDL Data Types
• Importing Files and Type Libraries
• Importing System Header Files

For related information on creating COM interfaces, see Defining COM Interfaces. For information on creating RPC interfaces, see Developing the Interface and Data and Language Features.