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Register a .Net dll in the Windows registry (for COM access)

Hi,
I have created a strongly named vb.net dll, updated the assembly to include a guid & assembly key file & added the <ComClass()> attribute. I am trying to register the dll on a server but the regasm utility is not found. I try to use regsvr32 but I get the error "[name] was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found. [name] This file can not be registered. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Ben

iboutchkine

.Net dll does not need to be registered

ridgeway

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It does not need to be registered if I only use it from the GAC or use it from other managed code. I need to use it from SQL DTS which requires a COM interface.

Anyway I figured it out if any one else has this problem. The regasm.exe is nested in the framework root. If you browse out to it (usually c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\[version]\ then run the command line from there it will work.

Glom

Hi,

In your Project Properties / Configuration Properties / Generation Tab, Have you checked the box 'Register for COM Interop' ?

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ridgeway

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I did not post more about this article because I answered my own question. You will notice, the second paragraph from my comment on 11/02/04 notes that I found the problem. It had to do with the regasm.exe not being in your path.