Re: ActiveX.exe question

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From: MikeD (nobody_at_nowhere.edu)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 20:03:03 -0400

"Schmidt" <sss@online.de> wrote in message
news:%23yCUWj4PEHA.3220@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
> > 1. Do I have to create Setup for my ActiveX.exe or it will be enough
just
> > to put it on the user workstation?

> No.

How is that question answered with a "no"?

> > 2.Do I have to use some registration for this component on the user
> > machine?

> Yes. You can simply shell your AX-Exe, if CreateObject(...) doesn't work,
> but you need an account, that has the appropriate Registry-Rights.

No major complaints about that answer...other than I personally would want
it registered BEFORE calling CreateObject.

>
> > 3. If yes for the previous answer then In case I make some changes in
> > component without changing its interface (bynary compatibility) do I
have
> to
> > take any actions except replacing ActiveX.exe on the user machine?
> No.

Not so. As I stated in my reply to Vlad, it's possible to add new properties
and methods without breaking binary compatibility, but these additions to
the public interface still need registered in order to use them. If you
don't re-register, you can't use them. At least that's my understanding. I
don't think any ActiveX component "dynamically" re-registers. If I'm wrong,
somebody please correct me (and back it up).

Mike