How to use an ECom-based plug-in framework

The Interface clients page describes how users of a plug-in framework call its C++ interface, and do not need to take many additional steps because the framework is implemented using ECom.

Memory cleanup is an exception to this. All processes that use frameworks implemented using ECom must call a special cleanup function, FinalClose().

If you are using a plug-in framework, you should understand the ECom plug-in errors and the problems that a client can encounter.

This section discusses these topics:

• How to clean up with FinalClose()
• How to troubleshoot plug-in loading errors