dll problem: vb6 and vb.net writing smart tags

From: C Williams (nospam_at_thank.you)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:12:35 GMT

Hi,

In a nutshell, my question is: how do i make a dll that I compile from
vb.net code register and work like one compiled as an ActiveX dll in VB6?

The IDE of my copy of visual basic.net does not provide me with the
option to build a class library (dll)--instead I can use the command
line (though I don't know how to replicate the "Register for COM
Interop" option that is grayed-out in the IDE, which may be my problem).

I am trying to build smart tags (a dll that will be recognized by Office
products--in my case Word and Excel). I can get them working
successfully from VB6, but I really want to use .NET instead. From VB6,
I did nothing more than A) compile an activeX DLL, and B) Manually add
two neccessary entries in the Smart Tags key of the registry. At this
point Word automatically recognizes my dll and executes the code within
it as appropriate.

 From VB.NET, I A) compile a dll from the command line, B) run "regasm
dllname.dll", and C) Manually add the two entries in the Smart Tags key
of the registry. However, Word does not recognize that my vb.net
smarttag dll even exists, much less the words within it.

So, what is the VB6 compiler doing when it compiles an activeX DLL (I
assume it's making certain registry entries?) and how do I replicate
that from the command line for vb.net?

Thanks very much for any knowledge you have!

-Casey

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