How to use ActiveX/COM from ColdFusion?

Question

Is it possible to use an ActiveX/COM object from ColdFusion? If so, where's the documentation or samples for it?

(non ColdFusion programmer, asking on behalf of a ColdFusion programmer)

Answer 1

see: Integrating COM and CORBA Objects in CFML Applications

If you're worried about COM object performance, use .NET based CFML Engine like BlueDragon for the Microsoft .NET Framework

Answer 2

You can call both COM objects and .Net assemblies natively in ColdFusion both with excellent performance. Check out the following in the cf docs:

• http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/cfobject_01.html
• http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=dotNet_01.html

Examples are included in the docs.