Object Description Language
Encyclopedia
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.
Microsoft provided a utility
The ODL was merged into the Microsoft Interface Definition Language.
Microsoft
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for specifying interfaces to be used in OLE Automation
OLE Automation
In Microsoft Windows applications programming, OLE Automation , is an inter-process communication mechanism based on Component Object Model that was intended for use by scripting languages – originally Visual Basic – but now are used by languages run on Windows...
. It was a superset of the OMG IDL.
Microsoft provided a utility
mktyplib to compile ODL files.The ODL was merged into the Microsoft Interface Definition Language.