Installing Redemption

[Daniel Lamarche]

Hi everyone,

I read that one needs to install the developer's version of Redemption using
a tool like regsv32.exe.

I searched my pc (I have Win XP) for this executable but could not find it
anywhere.

The other thing is that I was told that Redemption is a regular COM library
and that I should be "marking the dll as self-installing in your installer."

What in the world is an Installer or how to use regsv32.exe. Hum I thought I
know a little bit about computer. I'm an Access programmer so I should
understant if I'm properly explained.

Thank you for you time
D. Lamarche

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko \(MVP\)]

regsvr32.exe is a utility included in all versions of Windows, most likely
it is in C:\Windows\System32 folder. There is nothing magical about it, it
loads the dll specified as the parameter, gets the address of the
DllRegisterServer function exposed by the dll (or DllUnregisterServer is you
use the /u parameter, these functions must be exposed by all standard COM
libraries implemented in dlls) and calls the function.
I meant installer as in InstallShield or Wise - when you package your
application, you can specify how different components (dlls, etc) will be
installed.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
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[Daniel Lamarche]

Ah now I see. The name of the executable is regsrv32.exe. Yes it's there. So
how do I use it?
I use the Run command and type:

regsvr32.exe redemption.dll (and hit Enter)

and that's it?

Thanks dmitri

(boy oh boy you must be a busy guy answering all these posts!)

Daniel

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko \(MVP\)]

you'd be better off specifying the full path to the dll, e.g.
regsvr32.exe "c:\my folder\redemption.dll"
Since regsvr32.exe is in the System32 folder, you don't need to specify the
full path to the exe.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
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