Creating the ATL Project

The ATL COM AppWizard, provided by Visual C++, automates the creation of an ATL project. The following procedure details the necessary steps:

To create the ATL project

1. From the File menu, click New.
   
   
2. Click the Projects tab.
   
   
3. Click the ATL COM AppWizard item.
   
   
4. In the Project edit box, type the new name.
   
   
5. In the Location edit box, type the location of the new project.
   
   
6. Click OK to start the ATL COM AppWizard.
   
   
7. In Step 1 of the ATL COM AppWizard, select Dynamic Link Library (DLL) from the Server Type group.
   
   
8. Click Finish.
   
   
9. Click OK to create the ATL project.

The newly created project is small and contains only a few of the necessary components needed for an ATL project. Currently, the project consists of:

• .H and .CPP source files for the proxy initialization module.
  
  
• .IDL source file, which is used to generate the type library and marshalling code.