RandyTommy
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web installation of ActiveX written in C#; Can't register DLL
I found a simple article on making an ActiveX that includes input/output parameters. Exactly the structure I need. It is located at:
http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/csharp/WritingAnActiveXControlInCSharp.aspx
But it won't work from Javascript without being Registered in the system. A Microsoft article at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/280579
states "The ActiveX control must be packaged as an Installer Package (.msi) file instead of as a standard Internet Explorer cabinet (.cab) file."
So I downloaded the free MakeMSI program and spent the day learning to use it. However, while installing the .msi file it created, I got an error message that
my DLL could not be installed.
As a test, I tried installing the DLL by hand, which gave me the error message that the "dllregisterserver entry point was not found."
Googling the term "dllregisterserver", I found:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd376682(v=vs.85).aspx
which explains how to include it in C++ DLLs. However, I'm using C#, which can't find either "STDAPI" nor "AMovieDllRegisterServer2"
I've been unable to find any information on doing this in C#. So I'm totally lost at this point.
Maybe all the above isn't really the best way? Going back to the beginning, my basic question is still, how can I write ActiveX's in C# that can be installed in client machines from my website?
http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/csharp/WritingAnActiveXControlInCSharp.aspx
But it won't work from Javascript without being Registered in the system. A Microsoft article at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/280579
states "The ActiveX control must be packaged as an Installer Package (.msi) file instead of as a standard Internet Explorer cabinet (.cab) file."
So I downloaded the free MakeMSI program and spent the day learning to use it. However, while installing the .msi file it created, I got an error message that
my DLL could not be installed.
As a test, I tried installing the DLL by hand, which gave me the error message that the "dllregisterserver entry point was not found."
Googling the term "dllregisterserver", I found:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd376682(v=vs.85).aspx
which explains how to include it in C++ DLLs. However, I'm using C#, which can't find either "STDAPI" nor "AMovieDllRegisterServer2"
I've been unable to find any information on doing this in C#. So I'm totally lost at this point.
Maybe all the above isn't really the best way? Going back to the beginning, my basic question is still, how can I write ActiveX's in C# that can be installed in client machines from my website?
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