Object Description Language
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Object Description Language (ODL) was the original interface definition language created by Microsoft for specifying interfaces to be used in OLE Automation. It was a superset of the OMG IDL.cite-ref-1[1]cite-ref-2[2]cite-ref-3[3]cite-ref-4[4]
Microsoft provided a utility mktyplib to compile ODL files.cite-ref-5[5]
The ODL was merged into the Microsoft Interface Definition Language.
References
cite-note-11. ↑ citerefw-gregory-wojtkowski1997W. Gregory Wojtkowski (1997). Systems development methods for the next century. p. 19.
cite-note-22. ↑ citerefwita-wojtkowski1999Wita Wojtkowski (1999). Systems development methods for databases, enterprise modeling, and workflow. p. 92.
cite-note-33. ↑ citerefguy-eddonhenry-eddon1997Guy Eddon; Henry Eddon (1997). Active Visual Basic 5.0. Microsoft Press. p. 106. ISBN 1-57231-512-1.