Re: Ocx Registration Q.

From: Morningstar (REMOVEjm_at_ablecon.com)
Date: 09/19/04 

Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 17:09:30 -0400

>>OCX's in the startup of the progam by checking for availability of the
>>class in the registry and give a message to the user if he class isn't
>>found.

How do you do this?

Jonathan M*

"Sietse Wijnker" <sietse.wijnker@ATsw-software.nl> wrote in message
news:OeoH8ynnEHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Morningstar,
>
>> <s>. Does this mean that I am messing up my Install Shield build or that
>> I need to registered the objects by running something like regsvr32
>> in a program on startup of the installation. I just have a feeling that
>> I am missing something very obvious.
>
> Installshields has good capabiliries to register the OCX for you, so you
> don't have to bother for registering the ocx in the startup of your
> program.
> In my opinion it's good manner to check for correct installation of the
> OCX's in the startup of the progam by checking for availability of the
> class in the registry and give a message to the user if he class isn't
> found. This is better than registring the class yourself on startup of the
> program bcause of the ocx's location on the harddisk.
>
> HTH,
> Sietse Wijnker
>
>
> "Morningstar" <REMOVEjm@ablecon.com> wrote in message
> news:414dd245$1_1@127.0.0.1...
>>I have build myself an application that contains some ActiveX calendar
>>tools. I am using install shield to build my setup and that seems to be
>>cool too. The problem is that when I install and run the program I get
>>the message box error that says:
>>
>> OLE error code 0x80040154: Class not registered. OLE object is being
>> ignored. Record number 5.
>>
>> <s>. Does this mean that I am messing up my Install Shield build or that
>> I need to registered the objects by running something like:
>>
>> Regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Bblocks\ctBanner.ocx"
>>
>> In a program on startup of the installation. I just have a feeling that
>> I am missing something very obvious.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>> Jonathan Morningstar
>>
>
>

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