The IMAPIFormFactory interface supports the use of configurable run-time forms in distributed computing environments.
| Header file: | MAPIFORM.H |
| Exposed by: | Form factory objects |
| Implemented by: | Form servers |
| Called by: | Form viewers |
| Interface identifier: | IID_IMAPIFormFactory |
| Pointer type: | LPMAPIFORMFACTORY |
| CreateClassFactory | Returns a class factory object for the form. |
| LockServer | Keeps an open form server in memory. |
The IMAPIFormFactory interface is based on the OLE IClassFactory interface, and objects implementing IMAPIFormFactory should also inherit from IClassFactory. For more information on IClassFactory, see the OLE Programmer's Reference.
IMAPIFormFactory is the interface that form viewers use to create new form objects when a form server supports more than one message class — that is, more than one type of form object.