Multiple instance of an activeX EXE

I created an activeX EXE composed of a class ClassA. This activeX is used by the applications appA and appB.
When I load the applications appA and appB they use the same instance of the activeX. And, when I stopp the application appB, it unloads the instance of the ActiveX. But like this instance is unique, the application appA (that is still loaded) is not able to work with the class of the ActiveX.

What I would like to know, it is how to load the ActiveX in the applications appA and appB so that they never use the same instance of the activeX EXE.
Either, how the ActiveX, when it is loaded could detect that there is already an other instance and how the ActiveX could create himself a second instance, independent of the first. And in this case, how unload the instance with which I work and not all instances.


any help welcome
thanks
LemartnaAsked:
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jrspanoConnect With a Mentor Commented:
go in the project properties and set the threading to thread per object.  each program will get a new instance of the active x exe
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jrspanoCommented:
this will also take care of the unloading problem.  each exe will only unload the instance of the active x exe they have and not all of them
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Z_BeeblebroxCommented:
Hi,

The reason it unloads it probably because you have your class set to multiuse. Set it to 3-singleuse, then each instance will use a separate class.

Zaphod.
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WolfgangKoenigCommented:
You can do this with a connector class:
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VERSION 1.0 CLASS
BEGIN
  MultiUse = -1  'True
  Persistable = 0  'NotPersistable
  DataBindingBehavior = 0  'vbNone
  DataSourceBehavior  = 0  'vbNone
  MTSTransactionMode  = 0  'NotAnMTSObject
END
Attribute VB_Name = "Connector"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = True
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = False
Attribute VB_Exposed = True
Attribute VB_Ext_KEY = "SavedWithClassBuilder6" ,"Yes"
Attribute VB_Ext_KEY = "Member0" ,"RequestHandler"
Attribute VB_Ext_KEY = "Top_Level" ,"Yes"

Option Explicit

Public Property Get RequestHandler() As RequestHandler
  Set RequestHandler = gRequestHandler
End Property

Private Sub Class_Initialize()
  If gRequestHandler Is Nothing Then
    Set gRequestHandler = New RequestHandler
  End If
   
  clientCounter = clientCounter + 1
End Sub

Private Sub Class_Terminate()
  clientCounter = clientCounter - 1
  If clientCounter = 0 Then
    Set gRequestHandler = Nothing
  End If
End Sub

This you must add to your ActiveX EXE in a global
code modul:
Public gRequestHandler As RequestHandler

The object gRequestHandler guaranties that only one
instance of your AxtiveX exe is running at the same time.
The client must create a connector object, to access
the your ActiveX class with:
Set ClientActiveXRef = ClientConnector.RequestHandler

Therefore the ActiveX Exe is unloaded when the last
connector object is released ...
The idea for this is form microsoft ...

Best regards
WoK
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