Summary
This chapter provides an introduction to developing CORBA applications in Delphi. We started with the basics of the CORBA architecture and developed a fairly simple Bank application. From there, we looked at more complex data structures.
Then we got into an area that is generating a lot of interest from enterprise developers. We learned how to develop an EJB in JBuilder 5, deploy it to the Borland AppServer, and connect a Delphi CORBA client to the EJB.
From there, we extended the EJB through a combination of CORBA and Web Services using the SOAP protocol. Using this approach, you can now take any EJB, connect it to a Web Service, and expose it to any client that can use the SOAP protocol. The client doesn't have to be aware that CORBA ...
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