Microsoft Transaction Server APIs

You can use MTS application programming interfaces (APIs) to develop scalable and robust applications that take advantage of the features of the MTS run-time environment, and to automate administration of packages and components.

Developing Client Applications

Client applications that run outside the MTS run-time environment instantiate MTS objects by using the standard COM library functions (CoCreateInstance in C++; the Visual Basic CreateObject method performs the same function).

Developing Components

If you are developing MTS components (server components that will be registered in the MTS run-time environment), you can use the MTS IObjectContext, ISharedPropertyGroupManager, ISharedPropertyGroup, and ISharedProperty interfaces to:

Declare that an object's work is complete
Prevent a transaction from being committed
Create other MTS objects
Include other objects' work within the scope of the current object's transaction
Determine if a caller is in a particular role
Determine if security is enabled

Automating MTS Administration

You can automate administration of packages and components using the MTS administrative objects. Using Visual Basic, Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), or any other Automation-compatible language, you can automate procedures in the MTS Explorer ranging from installing a prebuilt package to enumerating through related collections.