Registering ActiveX Component using code

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Hello I have ActiveX DLL and I usually register it using following procedure

1. gactutil -i ActiveXDLL
2. regasm ActiveXDLL /tlb:DLLNAME/codebase
3. then using the activeX

can I automate step 1 and 2 inside ActiveX itself
 
Hi,

First of all, gacutil.exe and regasm.exe don´t work with ActiveX DLLs, but
with .NET assemblies. Some .NET assemblies can be registered as ActiveX
(COM) components using regasm.exe. Said that, you can use the
System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComRegisterFunction and ComUnregisterFunction
attributes (see the docs) to perform custom actions when your assembly is
registered for COM interop using a .NET-aware tool (such as regasm.exe or
some tool built with System.Runtime.InteropServices.RegistrationServices
functions). So, in theory you can install the assembly in the GAC while is
being COM-registered, but I have not tested it.

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