Registering .NET COM object

[alanK]

I am creating a .NET module as a COM object (so it can be used by non .NET callers).

I've tried SUF8, using the Test buttom on the OLE/ActiveX section in the Advanced tab of File Properties. This tells me the DLL doesn't support self registration.

I guess this is no surprise, as you need to used utility RegAsm for .NET COM objects, not the good old RegSvr32.

Question is: Can SUF8 register .NET COM objects? If yes, how?

[Ulrich]

Can SUF8 register .NET COM objects? If yes, how?

Hello,

you already answered your own question, when you wrote "you need to use utility RegAsm for .NET COM objects".

What follows is an example. You should adapt this to fit your needs, and probably place this in the On Post Install event script.

function FindRegAsm()
    -- locate Microsoft .NET Framework Assembly Registration Utility
    local regasm = "";
    local rootfolder = _WindowsFolder .. "\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework";
    local versions = Folder.Find(rootfolder, "v?.*", false);
    local i, folder;
    for i, folder in versions do
        regasm = folder .. "\\RegAsm.exe";
        if (File.DoesExist(regasm)) then
            SetupData.WriteToLogFile("Detected RegAsm.exe as " .. regasm .. "\r\n", true);
            -- quit loop 
            break;
        end
    end
    return regasm;
end

utility = FindRegAsm();
if (utility ~= "") then
    File.Run(utility, SessionVar.Expand("%AppFolder%\\MyComponent.ext"), SessionVar.Expand("%AppFolder%"), SW_MINIMIZE, true);
else
    SetupData.WriteToLogFile("ERROR\tRegAsm.exe not found, can't register component!\r\n", true);
end

Ulrich

[alanK]

Thanks, Ulrich. That's quite clear. I just thought that SUF8 would make the process a bit easier, as it does for ActiveX, given that .NET has been around for quite a while.