Before installing, configuring, and using the adapter, you must understand its environment requirements.
The adapter framework that an adapter uses must be compatible with the version of the integration broker (or brokers) with which the adapter is communicating. Version 1.2.x of the adapter for COM is supported on the following versions of the adapter framework and with the following integration brokers:
See Release Notes for any exceptions.
The connector is written to the COM 2.0 specification and as such is compatible with COM applications designed to this standard.
For information about COM, see http://www.microsoft.com/com/tech/com.asp
The connector runs on the Windows 2000 platform.
The connector has the following dependencies.
The Java Development Kit (JDK), Version 1.3.x, is a prerequisite of installing the adapter for COM. If you do not already have this version of the JDK installed, the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework, Version 2.4 software package (Windows version only) provides a separate installation for the IBM JDK, Version 1.3.1. Note that the IBM JDK, Version 1.3.1 is not installed as part of the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework installation. You must run a separate installation to install the JDK. For details about how to install the JDK from WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework, refer to that software package.
The connector uses COMProxy, an interface tool that allows Java programs to communicate with ActiveX objects. This tool generates the Java proxy objects that the connector requires to invoke COM components. The properties, structures, and methods of a COM component are typically defined in a type library file (.tlb, .dll, .ole, .olb, or .exe). Using the Java Native Interface and COM technology, COMProxy allows a COM component to be treated just like a Java object.