Trying to use DCOM to get data from a Proprietary DB - ASP.NET C#

their sample asp script:
<%
'<!-- file: allure.inc -->
dim objPim
dim objCursor
 
Sub  AllureConnnect
	Set objPim = CreateObject("Allure.DB")	
End Sub
 
' requires strName param
Sub  AllureConnnectCategory
	Set objPim = CreateObject("Allure.DB")	
 
	Set objCursor = objPim.GetCursor(0, strName, 0)
end Sub
 
' requires strName param
Sub  AllureConnnectView
	Set objPim = CreateObject("Allure.DB")	
 
	Set objCursor = objPim.GetCursor(1, strName, 0)
end Sub
 
sub AllureDisconnect
	set objCursor = nothing
	set objPim = nothing
end sub
 
' get indirect field value
' input: strCategory; name of the category
'		 strField; name of field
'        strItem; name of the item
' output: Dim strValue; field value on exit
		
		
Function AllureGetConnectedValue(strCategory, strField, strItem)
	if strItem = "" then
		AllureGetConnectedValue = "&nbsp;"
		exit Function
	end if
 
    dim objConnCursor
	Set objConnCursor = objPim.GetCursor(0, strCategory, 0)  
	
	' get name of the NAME field
	dim objConnRowset
	set objConnRowset = objConnCursor.GetQueryRowset(1, 0)
	
	dim strConnectionNameField
	strConnectionNameField = objConnRowset.GetColumnLabel(0, 0)
	set objConnRowset = nothing
	
	' reset back to the first item
    objConnCursor.SeekRow 0, 0
	
	' filter for the single connected item anme
    dim connFilter 
    connFilter = "[ViewFilter(1, F,, """ & strConnectionNameField & """, Equal To, """ & strItem & """)]"
    
    objConnCursor.SetFilter connFilter, 0	
    
    ' anything connected?
    dim connCount
    connCount = objConnCursor.RowCount
    if connCount <= 0 then
		' no
		AllureGetConnectedValue = "&nbsp;"
    else	
		'yes 
		dim connColid
		set objConnRowset = objConnCursor.GetQueryRowset(1, 0)
		connColid = objConnRowset.GetColumnIndex(strField, 0)
		AllureGetConnectedValue = objConnRowset.GetRowValue(0,connColid,0)
	end if
	
	set objConnRowset = nothing
	set objConnCursor = nothing
end Function
 
' strCategory: name of related category
' strField: field to use from the related categry    
' ItemsList is a string that contains the names of related items in the 'strCategory table,
'	, delimited by comma (,)
public function FormatRelatedItems(strCategory, strField, ItemsList)		
	if ItemsList = "" then
		FormatRelatedItems = ""
		exit function
	end if
	
	RelatedArray = Split(ItemsList, ",")
	count = Ubound(RelatedArray)
 
	for j = 0 to count				
		if j > 0 then
			sval = sval & ", <br>"
		end if
				
		sval = sval & AllureGetConnectedValue(strCategory, strField, RelatedArray(j))				
	next
		
	FormatRelatedItems = sval
end function
'<!-- endfile: allure.inc -->
%>
 
 
 
 
My hacky attempt at a c# version
 
{
        //nothing is really happening here yet
        //OleDbDataAdapter TestCommneceDA = new OleDbDataAdapter();
        //ADODB.Connection conn = new ADODB.Connection();
        //ADODB.Recordset Rs = new Recordset();
        //DataSet TestCommenceDS = new DataSet();
        ////conn.Open("DSN=Cdm2", "", "", 0);
        //OleDbConnection CMconn = new OleDbConnection();
        //CMconn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Commence.DB; Data Source=Cmd2";
        
        
        //this is the only part that is useful later I hope to create datasets from views
        int mode = 1;
        int flags = 0;
        //I created a View Called People
        string CMview = "People (All)";
        string RevealObject = "";
        FormOA.CommenceDB TestCommenceView = new FormOA.CommenceDB();
        //CommenceDBClass TestCommenceView = new CommenceDBClass();
        try
        {
            //this one gives the DCOM Exception HRESULT if you remove the comment slashes below
            RevealObject = TestCommenceView.GetCursor(mode, CMview, flags).ToString();
            
            //This one will not cause an exception and will display program info
            RevealObject = TestCommenceView.Name.ToString() + "<br />" + TestCommenceView.Path.ToString() + "<br />" + TestCommenceView.RegisteredUser.ToString() + "<br />" + TestCommenceView.Shared.ToString() + "<br />" + TestCommenceView.Version.ToString() + "<br />" + TestCommenceView.VersionExt.ToString();
            RevealObject += "<br />" + TestCommenceView.ToString();
            Label1.Text = RevealObject;
 
        }
        catch (Exception Ex)
        {
            Label1.Text = Ex.Message.ToString();
        }
        
 
         
    }

                                  

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