fnonaka
31st January 2008 12:22 UTC

DLL register (VB6) - urgent!
Hello!

I have an application in VB6, and in the SETUP.lst file is included:

[Bootstrap Files]
VB6STKIT.DLL,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,7/15/00 12:00:00 AM,101888,6.0.84.50
MSVCRT40.DLL,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,5/31/98 12:00:00 AM,326656,4.21.0.0
ASYCFILT.DLL,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,8/31/99 4:55:18 PM,147728,2.40.4277.1
COMCAT.DLL,$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,5/31/98 12:00:00 AM,22288,4.71.1460.1
OLEPRO32.DLL,$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,2/4/03 11:32:42 AM,229376,5.0.4518.0
OLEAUT32.DLL,$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,2/4/03 11:32:40 AM,929792,2.40.4518.0
msvbvm60.dll,$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,11/8/00 3:02:46 PM,1388544,6.0.89.64
STDOLE2.TLB,$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(TLBRegister),,2/4/03 11:32:40 AM,16896,2.40.4518.0

[Setup1 Files]
File3=@MSREPL35.DLL,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,8/17/01 10:59:00 AM,430080,3.51.2404.0
File5=@expsrv.dll,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,6/24/99 11:40:58 PM,379152,6.0.0.8540
File6=@vbajet32.dll,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,1/22/99 4:09:38 AM,30992,6.0.1.8268
File7=@msjint35.dll,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,4/24/98 12:00:00 AM,123664,3.51.623.0
File8=@msjter35.dll,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,4/24/98 12:00:00 AM,24848,3.51.623.0
File2=@VB5DB.DLL,$(WinSysPath),,$(Shared),6/18/98 12:00:00 AM,89360,6.0.81.69
File4=@msrd2x35.dll,$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,9/5/01 2:00:00 PM,262144,3.51.623.0
File9=@MSJET35.DLL,$(WinSysPathSysFile),$(DLLSelfRegister),,5/5/99 10:22:00 PM,1056768,3.51.2723.0
File1=@Mscomctl.ocx,$(WinSysPath),$(DLLSelfRegister),$(Shared),1/6/99 5:18:14 AM,1057552,6.1.83.41
File6=@MSMASK32.OCX,$(WinSysPath),$(DLLSelfRegister),$(Shared),5/22/00 12:00:00 AM,166600,6.0.84.18
File7=@MSFLXGRD.OCX,$(WinSysPath),$(DLLSelfRegister),$(Shared),5/22/00 12:00:00 AM,244416,6.0.84.18
File8=@DBGRID32.OCX,$(WinSysPath),$(DLLSelfRegister),$(Shared),6/24/98 12:00:00 AM,525352,5.1.81.4
File9=@Comdlg32.ocx,$(WinSysPath),$(DLLSelfRegister),$(Shared),5/6/99 11:00:00 PM,140288,6.0.84.18
File10=@dao350.dll,$(MSDAOPath),$(DLLSelfRegister),$(Shared),4/27/98 12:00:00 AM,570128,3.51.1608.0

I'm a beginner in registering dll files, so:

1 - What's the best way to register these dll files?

2 - First of all, I'm copying the dll files with "file components\VB6STKIT.DLL", for example, to copy the dll files to their directory, and then I use InstallLib command to register... is it correct? I'm not sure if InstallLib command installs AND register dll files at the same time!

3 - I thought to pack vbrun60.exe and msvbvm50.exe files, but they don't include all these dll files, so I think it's not recommended to use them to install, am I right?

4 - Also, when I try to run these .exe files, I receive the msg "Error registering the oleaut32.dll" for example. Why this is happening - maybe it's because I have already this dll installed on my machine?

5 - How can I register the Shared and TLBRegister files? What does it happens if I register without specifying the "shared" information?

Thanks!
Fernando

fnonaka
1st February 2008 12:48 UTC

Hi again!
I changed the code and did this:

#VB DLL
!insertmacro InstallLib DLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\VB6STKIT.DLL" "$SYSDIR\VB6STKIT.DLL" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib DLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\MSVCRT40.dll" "$SYSDIR\MSVCRT40.dll" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib DLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\ASYCFILT.DLL" "$SYSDIR\ASYCFILT.DLL" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\COMCAT.DLL" "$SYSDIR\COMCAT.DLL" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\OLEPRO32.DLL" "$SYSDIR\OLEPRO32.DLL" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\OLEAUT32.DLL" "$SYSDIR\OLEAUT32.DLL" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\msvbvm60.dll" "$SYSDIR\msvbvm60.dll" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLLTLB NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\STDOLE2.TLB" "$SYSDIR\STDOLE2.TLB" $SYSDIR

#Other DLL
!insertmacro InstallLib DLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\MSREPL35.DLL" "$SYSDIR\MSREPL35.DLL" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib DLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\expsrv.dll" "$SYSDIR\expsrv.dll" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib DLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\vbajet32.dll" "$SYSDIR\vbajet32.dll" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib DLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\msjint35.dll" "$SYSDIR\msjint35.dll" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib DLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\msjter35.dll" "$SYSDIR\msjter35.dll" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib DLL SHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\VB5DB.DLL" "$WINDIR\VB5DB.DLL" $WINDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\msrd2x35.dll" "$SYSDIR\msrd2x35.dll" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\msrd2x35.dll" "$SYSDIR\msrd2x35.dll" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL NOTSHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\MSJET35.DLL" "$SYSDIR\MSJET35.DLL" $SYSDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL SHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\Mscomctl.ocx" "$WINDIR\Mscomctl.ocx" $WINDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL SHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\MSMASK32.OCX" "$WINDIR\MSMASK32.OCX" $WINDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL SHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\MSFLXGRD.OCX" "$WINDIR\MSFLXGRD.OCX" $WINDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL SHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\DBGRID32.OCX" "$WINDIR\DBGRID32.OCX" $WINDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL SHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\Comdlg32.ocx" "$WINDIR\Comdlg32.ocx" $WINDIR
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL SHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\dao360.dll" "$WINDIR\dao360.dll" $WINDIR

#DAO registering
!define MSDAOPath "$COMMONFILES\Microsoft Shared\DAO"
!insertmacro InstallLib REGDLL SHARED REBOOT_PROTECTED "componentes\dao350.dll" "${MSDAOPath}\dao350.dll" "${MSDAOPath}"

My questions:

I'm not sure if the dll were installed, because when I installing the application, it says: "Registering xxxx.dll" - but it doesn't show all the dll's in the list above, and if the dll was successfuly registered! Then it shows only the message "Finished".

Is it good to use REBOOT_PROTECTED?
I saw in other examples using the variable ALREADY_INSTALLED - do I have to use it too?

Is there any way(command) to know if the dll were registered? Considering the fact that I have already these dll's registered in my machine. I use REGEDIT to search a specific dll, but when I find it, I don't know if the dll I found is the one I registered!

thanks!

fbongor
11th April 2008 00:24 UTC

VB6 - me also
I also am trying to make an installer for a VB6 package and also need to do a DLLSELFREGISTER as well as self-register some OCX active-X files.

Has anyone had any luck with this?
thanks
F

Joel
11th April 2008 02:40 UTC

Re: DLL register (VB6) - urgent!

Originally posted by fnonaka
I'm a beginner in registering dll files, so:

1 - What's the best way to register these dll files?

2 - First of all, I'm copying the dll files with "file components\VB6STKIT.DLL", for example, to copy the dll files to their directory, and then I use InstallLib command to register... is it correct? I'm not sure if InstallLib command installs AND register dll files at the same time!

3 - I thought to pack vbrun60.exe and msvbvm50.exe files, but they don't include all these dll files, so I think it's not recommended to use them to install, am I right?

4 - Also, when I try to run these .exe files, I receive the msg "Error registering the oleaut32.dll" for example. Why this is happening - maybe it's because I have already this dll installed on my machine?

5 - How can I register the Shared and TLBRegister files? What does it happens if I register without specifying the "shared" information?

Thanks!
Fernando [/B]