I built a multithreaded com server (dll) in FoxPro 9 and put it into my
installshield to install. When it tries to build the installer I get this
message.

The build was unable to extract COM information from the file <my dll file>
in component <my dll file>. Please ensure that the file is self-registering
and verify that the self-registration process does not fail.


I can register it fine manually with regsvr32 but I do not want to manually
register it. Is there any way around this or do I have to manually register
this?


--
TIA

Altman
VFP9

RE: Foxpro dll and Installshield by Leemi

Leemi
Tue Aug 16 17:05:49 CDT 2005

Hi Altman:

You should be able to right click on the DLL in the InstallShield
interface, choose properties (I think) and then choose "self register" from
the drop down combo box. This causes IS to self register the DLL.

I hope this helps.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Sincerely,
Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
Lee Mitchell

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Keep an eye on the product lifecycle for Visual FoxPro here:
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- VFP5 Mainstream Support retired June 30th, 2003
- VFP6 Mainstream Support retired Sept. 30th, 2003

>I built a multithreaded com server (dll) in FoxPro 9 and put it into my
>installshield to install. When it tries to build the installer I get this
>message.

>The build was unable to extract COM information from the file <my dll
file>
>in component <my dll file>. Please ensure that the file is
self-registering
>and verify that the self-registration process does not fail.


> I can register it fine manually with regsvr32 but I do not want to
manually
>register it. Is there any way around this or do I have to manually
register
>this?


>--
>TIA

>Altman
>VFP9



Re: Foxpro dll and Installshield by Altman

Altman
Wed Aug 17 09:39:43 CDT 2005

I guess I am kind of unsure what it meant by "self register." I thought it
meant that I still had to register it myself. But this does mean that it
will be registered when it is installed?


"Lee Mitchell" <Leemi@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:QS7Ku6qoFHA.3672@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl...
> Hi Altman:
>
> You should be able to right click on the DLL in the InstallShield
> interface, choose properties (I think) and then choose "self register"
> from
> the drop down combo box. This causes IS to self register the DLL.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> Sincerely,
> Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
> Lee Mitchell
>
> *-- VFP9 HAS ARRIVED!! --*
> Read about all the new features of VFP9 here:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/
>
> *--Purchase VFP 9.0 here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=54787e64-52
> 69-4500-8bf2-3f06689f4ab3&type=ovr
>
> Keep an eye on the product lifecycle for Visual FoxPro here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex
> - VFP5 Mainstream Support retired June 30th, 2003
> - VFP6 Mainstream Support retired Sept. 30th, 2003
>
>>I built a multithreaded com server (dll) in FoxPro 9 and put it into my
>>installshield to install. When it tries to build the installer I get this
>>message.
>
>>The build was unable to extract COM information from the file <my dll
> file>
>>in component <my dll file>. Please ensure that the file is
> self-registering
>>and verify that the self-registration process does not fail.
>
>
>> I can register it fine manually with regsvr32 but I do not want to
> manually
>>register it. Is there any way around this or do I have to manually
> register
>>this?
>
>
>>--
>>TIA
>
>>Altman
>>VFP9
>
>



Re: Foxpro dll and Installshield by Dan

Dan
Wed Aug 17 11:45:07 CDT 2005

Yes.

Altman wrote:
> I guess I am kind of unsure what it meant by "self register." I
> thought it meant that I still had to register it myself. But this
> does mean that it will be registered when it is installed?
>
>
> "Lee Mitchell" <Leemi@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:QS7Ku6qoFHA.3672@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Altman:
>>
>> You should be able to right click on the DLL in the InstallShield
>> interface, choose properties (I think) and then choose "self
>> register" from
>> the drop down combo box. This causes IS to self register the DLL.
>>
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
>> Lee Mitchell
>>
>> *-- VFP9 HAS ARRIVED!! --*
>> Read about all the new features of VFP9 here:
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/
>>
>> *--Purchase VFP 9.0 here:
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=54787e64-52
>> 69-4500-8bf2-3f06689f4ab3&type=ovr
>>
>> Keep an eye on the product lifecycle for Visual FoxPro here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex
>> - VFP5 Mainstream Support retired June 30th, 2003
>> - VFP6 Mainstream Support retired Sept. 30th, 2003
>>
>>> I built a multithreaded com server (dll) in FoxPro 9 and put it
>>> into my installshield to install. When it tries to build the
>>> installer I get this message.
>>
>>> The build was unable to extract COM information from the file <my
>>> dll file> in component <my dll file>. Please ensure that the file
>>> is self-registering and verify that the self-registration process
>>> does not fail.
>>
>>
>>> I can register it fine manually with regsvr32 but I do not want to
>>> manually register it. Is there any way around this or do I have to
>>> manually register this?
>>
>>
>>> --
>>> TIA
>>
>>> Altman
>>> VFP9