> > Contrast that with: > > > > HRESULT CreateFactory( CLSID clsidClass, IFactory** ppFactory ); ... > I have to take a little issue here. ... Totally agree. GMPI COM doesn't have to match Microsoft's syntax, and there's good reason not to. status_t GMPI_CreateFactory( UUID uuid, GMPI_Factory** factory_ptr_ptr ); Is that better? <g> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe