Unregistered ActiveX DLL

Instead create an ActiveX dll, you can try to create an ActiveX exe, and simplely run it

Creating ActiveX Exe is unfortunately not an alternative, but txs for the comment

Is then there a way to create a dll with VB6 that is not ActiveX, or even to transform an ActiveX DLL into standard dll ?

Actually... good question! I don't know!

I always use VC to create DLLs... I only use VB for ASP/COM stuff and simple programs that don't require DLLs.

What exactly are you trying to do?

I try to build something that is able to view and use (for testing and administrative uses) Dll's, without needing to register them, as this fill's up the registry, and it may disturb other software...

just monitoring

Hrm.... interesting project, but alas I think you're out of luck as far as VB goes.

Registering DLLs won't conflict with other DLLs as every DLL gets a unique ID based on things like system time and CPU context switching stats... so you should't worry about that.

Also, 1 line in a 25,000 line registry isn't gonna make much of a diff. :-) Even 1000 lines won't matter. :-) hehe

Good luck... sorry.

check out the API call RegisterTypeLib which is actually used inside regsvr32 to register the activex components.

If you don't want to register but want to see the contents like interfaces, methods like that, then you can check out the examples out here.

http://www.vbcity.com/download/TIBrowse.zip
http://www.domaindlx.com/e_morcillo/download.asp?type=typelibs&file=tl_typei

Hope it helps!

VBGuru:
actually, i knew the tool TIBrowse (from one of your previous comment), but i seems it cannot show me the classes and property of the classes in VB ActiveX dll's, or in fact only the hidden interfaces, but no properties.

The second link unfortunately was not valid (at least i wasn't able to get something out of there)

There are two ways to use a DLL that is not registered:

1. Write your DLl in C/C++

2. Use a third party tool like Desaware has to export your ActiveX DLL functions and properties so the DLL can be used as a 'normal' DLL

By the way CreateObject goes via COM, so it only works for registered ActiveX DLL's

Do not be afraid to overfill the registry, it is there for among others these purposes. Interfering with other APPs will not happen (COM ensures this)

Unfortunately, the third party tool of Desaware is not free.
Registering the control may not work (user MAY not have permissions to do so)
VBGuru: any news from you?

VBGuru: I have to look deeper into your project, as it seems very interesting

Any other suggestions ?

Don't worry, im still here.

Ok, no further comments seem to come, so i will accept CoolAss's comments.

VBGuru: Don't mind, if i will use your suggestion in the future, i will come back to you.

corvanderlinden: Your comments are OK, but no solution to my problem unfortunately.

Thanks for your investigations

Thanks... I do my best. :-)