Register dll on Client Machines

eYe

Created a dll and registered successfully with regasm runs 100% on my local machine.

Copy dll to customer's test server, register (regasm xl83.dll /tlb), I can compile my codeunit that uses the automation, I can see my functions when I design the codeunit, but during runtime on

IF ISCLEAR(ExcelSheetFormat) THEN
CREATE(ExcelSheetFormat);

This message is for C/AL programmers:
Could not create an instance of the OLE control or Automation server identified by
GUID={904B2CAB-EA6B-4171-8177-994AFE7A144A} 1.0:{C058A8CF-2369-3D95-B94A-F7B03F87B2D6}:'xl83'.xl83.
Check that the OLE control or Automation server is correctly installed and registered.

I suspect that it needs installed in the GAC, but server (and user machines) doesn't have gacutil...

Tried writing a custom application that does the following

FileInfo customClass = new FileInfo(args[0]);
new System.EnterpriseServices.Internal.Publish().GacInstall(customClass.FullName);

It doesn't give any errors, but doesn't seem to do anything either.

eYe

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/372140/c-sharp-com-dll-do-i-use-regasm-or-regsvr32

set regasm="C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe"
set regasm64="C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe"

%regasm% xl83.dll /register /codebase /tlb
%regasm64% xl83.dll /register /codebase /tlb

ta5

Hi

Would'nt regsrv32.exe do the job?

My opinion:
If you design a dll used as an automation object, you use regsrv32.exe and while designing in visual studio you have to provide a proper com interface. If you design a .NET assembly and want to use it in RTC as .NET Variable, you don't have to register it at all. It just has to be located in the Add-ins directory of the middle tier and of the classic client of you want to compile. At least for 2009 R2 this should be true.

Regards
Thomas

eYe

Hi,

I did write an interface for my class but regsvr32 didnt work.

Followed all the guidelines in writing a COM visible class for NAV but most posts end with registering the class with gacutil which is not always possible.

This is for a NAV5.1 installation, quite spoilt with 2009R2 and 2013's interoperability also

Regards

ta5

Additional info to my first post:

I have built a DLL for NAV 5.0, using good old VB6, without using regasm on the target clients, instead used regsrv32.exe. In VB6 I had to comment each function with the DispId() property.

Hope this helps.

Thomas

eYe

Does dependencies on other libraries in your's make a difference?
I am using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel amongst others.

Will keep it in mind and give it a try though, thanks!

ta5

My dll had dependencies on a 3rd party dll, but it's quite some time ago...

Tinius

I also experienced this dll hell, and the thing that helped me, was targeting the V4.0 framework rather than v2.0.50727, though the .NET project was targeted to v3.5

in command prompt do the following:
uninstall Your previous version with regasm /u xxx.dll
then:
cd C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319 (or whatever the actual v4 build number is)
and
regasm "C:\Install\NAVcomToDoSmth.dll" /TLB:"C:\Install\NAVcomToDoSmth.tlb" /codebase

The dll worked without even adding it to the GAC.

Hope this helps to anyone.