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7.7

Register and unregister the DLL, After running an EXE or MSI file

Zones: MSI, Windows Registry Cleaners, Plug Ins

Tags: Microsoft, Visual Studio,.Net 2.0,C#, 2005,, Setup and deployment, c#

Hi all,

I am creating a setup " <M_BHO>.exe" for my BHO plugin. the EXE or MSI file will be shared across to my web application users.

User will run the <M_BHO>.exe and then run the commands present in my register.bat for communicating with the scanner (connected to COM)

My requirement: I have to run the commands present in my register.bat automatically, when user run my single MSI or EXE file on single click.

Please help me and kindly revert back, if anything not clear

Note: commands present in my register.bat are
@echo off
%Windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /unregister M_BHO.dll
%Windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /codebase M_BHO.dll
pause

Regards,
Kannan

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Zone: Programming

Question Asked By: kannantechno

Solution Provided By: vadimrapp1

Participating Experts: 1

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04.04.2008 at 01:48PM PDT, ID: 21285546

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

use menu view/editor/custom actions; add new custom action and specify your register.bat.

04.06.2008 at 08:24PM PDT, ID: 21294157

kannantechno:

Hi

I have tried with the custom action in that Register.bat is not able to specify.And
tried with VBS, then build the setup. While running the latest MSI file, facing error "Their is a problem with this windows installer package. A script required for this install could not be run"

04.06.2008 at 08:40PM PDT, ID: 21294204

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

insert debugging commands in your .vbs file - for example, msgbox after each line. Then you will see if the script is even starting to run, and what fails.

04.06.2008 at 09:50PM PDT, ID: 21294407

kannantechno:

Please help me how to insert the debug commands and what are that commands for the same to debug or is it possible for me to set break points

i have wrote VBS , please look the attachment to find the same

                       
dim shell
set shell=createobject("wscript.shell")
shell.run "Register.bat"
set shell=nothing

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04.06.2008 at 10:42PM PDT, ID: 21294554

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

msgbox "hello, vbscript is entered"
dim shell
set shell=createobject("wscript.shell")
msgbox "shell created"
shell.run "Register.bat",,true ' ,,true will make the window wait until the command has finished.
msgbox "launched the bat"
set shell=nothing

I think you may need to specify the path to your register.bat.

Alternatively, you might run your two commands directly from the script, without .bat. If you search registry for v2.0.50727 , you will find some key where the script can regread the value of the path of the framework. For example,

set s = createobject("wscript.shell")
path = s.regread("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{D3295D87-D604-11D4-A704-00C04FA137E4}\8.0\HELPDIR\")
s.run path & "\regasm.exe /unregister M_BHO.dll"

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04.07.2008 at 02:45AM PDT, ID: 21295390

kannantechno:

Hi

Thanks a lot,

I have tried with the following code from your inputs,now the DLL has been successfully register and unregister

msgbox "vbscript is started"
dim shell
set s = createobject("wscript.shell")
'msgbox "shell created"
s.run "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /unregister meditrackbho.dll",,true
s.run "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /codebase meditrackbho.dll",,true
msgbox "Sucessfully Registered the COM"
set shell=nothing

When i tried with your path mentioned in last comment not worked, but the script is executing. then i tried with the value present in the path of the registry "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\"
now the dll is registered.

I will update you the final result. after when i successfully implemented in my latest deployed environment

reg,
kannan

04.07.2008 at 05:30AM PDT, ID: 21296150

kannantechno:

Hi vadimrapp1,

Please help me, how to implement this concept without hard code of "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727" but when i use to run the script below in my local machine manually, its working fine but i don't know why it is not working while install.

msgbox "vbscript is started to register the COM"
dim shell
set s = createobject("wscript.shell")
'msgbox "shell created"
path = s.regread("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{215D64D2-031C-33C7-96E3-61794CD1EE61}\2.0\HELPDIR\")

's.run "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /unregister meditrackbho.dll",,true
's.run "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /codebase meditrackbho.dll",,true
s.run path&"\RegAsm.exe /unregister M_bho.dll"
s.run path&"\RegAsm.exe /codebase M_bho.dll"
msgbox "Sucessfully Registered the COM"
set shell=nothing

Thanks in advance

reg,
kannan

04.07.2008 at 05:46AM PDT, ID: 21296287

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

does it show the first message "vbscript is started to register the COM" during installation?

04.07.2008 at 07:44AM PDT, ID: 21297380

kannantechno:

Yes it shows the message "vbscript is started to register the COM" during installation and end of the installation shows" Successfully Registered the COM "
but the scanner which i connected to the COM is not working

Also i had tried the same vbs file in my local machine, the script executes and my scanner communicates now...

But, i don't know why it is not possible while running my msi or exe file

04.07.2008 at 09:27AM PDT, ID: 21298411

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

It may be related to security, if installer runs the vbs as different user, or as machine account. Insert in the vbs command that would show username, for example

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
msgbox wshshell.expandenvironmentstrings("%username%")

Also you can try to redirect the output of regasm to a file, to see what it says. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278411

Assisted Solution

04.07.2008 at 09:29AM PDT, ID: 21298421

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

add ,,true to uncommented lines of the script, then it will hopefully wait for you to look at the result of regasm before closing the window.

04.07.2008 at 10:56AM PDT, ID: 21299087

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

here's another thought...

If in your visual stuidio.net project check the checkbox "make assembly COM-visible", then rebuild everything (maybe even recreate the setup project), wouldn't this take care of registering without any custom actions and bat files?

Capture-04-07-00001.png (21 KB) (File Type Details)

Screenshot

04.09.2008 at 03:45AM PDT, ID: 21313429

kannantechno:

Hi ,

I have tried with "Make assembly COM-visible" but still my M_BHO.dll is not registering
and tried with msgbox wshshell.expandenvironmentstrings("%username%") , the script takes the name of the user who currently installing the msi .

Thanks a lot for your valuable inputs, also expecting your coordination to fix this issue as soon as possible

04.09.2008 at 08:21PM PDT, ID: 21321436

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

in setup project, in the properties of the "primary output", which is your dll, specify Register = vsdrpCOM

The attached file (rename .txt to .zip) has a trivial project creating an assembly, and its setup. Once you run setup, you can successfully createobject("mylibrary.myclass1"). Note that setup does not have any custom action.

mylibrary.txt (390 KB) (Possible File Type Mismatch)

sample

Assisted Solution

04.09.2008 at 11:30PM PDT, ID: 21322161

kannantechno:

Hi

I think vsdrpCOM will not register the dll , please check the link http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2382760&SiteID=1

i am new to .net, so kindly guide me to do this.

04.10.2008 at 04:41AM PDT, ID: 21323583

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

I think it will work, as it works in the sample project that I attached. Did you try?

04.10.2008 at 11:30PM PDT, ID: 21331724

kannantechno:

I have tried by specifying Register = vsdrpCOM in my properties of the "primary output" but not working

Also i have install your setup1.msi but couldn't find any add-on(BHO) in my internet option and herewith i have attached a picture which will show my add-on(BHO) present in internet option after successful register of my dll

Please let me know if you require any clarifications or my requirement is not clear to you.

Reference.bmp (1.4 MB) (File Type Details)

Add-on present in my iternet option after register of my dll

04.11.2008 at 07:22AM PDT, ID: 21334516

kannantechno:

Hi vadimrapp1,

Thanks a lot for your continuous support and coordination , please find the link below that helps me to fix the issue that we both are doing for the past days.

http://leon.mvps.org/DotNet/RegasmInstaller.html

If require, Will reach you for any assistance in future

reg,kannan

04.11.2008 at 07:42AM PDT, ID: 21334694

Rank: Guru

vadimrapp1:

I have no experience in creating BHO's; so what follows is actually a speculation.

The sample project that I created included not a BHO, but rather a regular assembly that became visible in th