This book gives C++ programmers all they need to start developing with the OpenDoc toolkit.-- Supplements the documentation that accompanies the OpenDoc Developers Toolkit for OS/2 and Windows NT.-- Includes many programming examples.-- CD contains source files for three sample parts that demonstrate many key OpenDoc concepts and the OpenDoc toolkit.The book introduces the concept of component software and shows how to prototype components with the OpenDoc toolkit in an OS/2 or Windows NT environment.This book introduces compound document architectures, and then describes the OpenDoc architecture. It covers the component development process from an insider's point of view, presenting the basics of prototyping and developing parts that can easily be reused in multiple applications. While written for the OS/2 and NT environment, the concepts in this book can easily be applied to implementations of OpenDoc for AIX and other platforms.