JdBP>   OS/2 version 2.1x comes with SOM 1.x.  OS/2 WARP version 3.0 comes
 JdBP>   with SOM 2.x.

 JdBP>   You can, I believe, send off to Watcom to obtain the newer version 2.1
 JdBP>   of the SOMObjects Developers' Toolkit.

I'll try that.

 JdBP>   Another option (in case you or anyone else is interested) that people
 JdBP>   who mainly use C++ have instead of using IDL and the SOM compiler to
 JdBP>   generate language bindings, is to use a compiler that has DirectToSOM
 JdBP>   C++ capability, such as (right now) Metaware High C++ 3.31 and (in a
 JdBP>   few months' time) IBM CSet++ 3.0.

My company is currently using Watcom C/C++, therefore I'm not sure I could
switch to the above compilers or not. Just in case I can't get SOM 2.x from
Watcom and can't switch compiler, do you know of any other method I could
get SOM 2.x?

 JdBP>   Rather than go on at length about DTS C++ (and I think that it is one
 JdBP>   of the best things to happen to C++ for a long time) I'm going to
 JdBP>   write a "what is DTS C++?" document and add it to the
Pros and Cons
 JdBP>   list archive.

Where can I find this list? BTW, is there any good books on OS/2
programming that you can recommend me?

Thanks for your great help, I almost started programming using Watcom SOM
1.x after reading an OS/2 that said IBM converted to COBRA's IDL in OS/2
2.x. You have really saved me a lot troubles, thanks you very much.

Best regards.


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