Registering a COM Object

[James74]

We are running ColdFusion MX6 on a Windows machine.

I created a DLL using C++. After compilation, it created an object and
a dll file. I found some documentation that explains how to
register the COM object:

Click "Start"
Click "Run"
Type "regsvr32 fullpath_and_objectName"

I've never registered a COM object before. Do I just need the DLL and point
to that,
or do I need the object as well and point to that? I cannot find alot of
documentation, so
I'm hoping someone from the forums can help me out.

Thanks

James

[Neculai Macarie]

> We are running ColdFusion MX6 on a Windows machine.

>
> I created a DLL using C++. After compilation, it created an object and
> a dll file. I found some documentation that explains how to
> register the COM object:
>
> Click "Start"
> Click "Run"
> Type "regsvr32 fullpath_and_objectName"

I think that is all that is required, but my knowledge of COM objects is
rusty. You might find better answers on MS's forums.

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<mack />

[ke4pym]

You've got it. Though I generally like to open a cmd prompt, cd into the directory and then just do regsvr32 file.dll.

Make sure you restart the CF App server after you register the file.

[James74]

Thanks for everyone's help.