Using a .NET-dll in VB6

[Rudy]

Hello,

I wrote a DLL in VB.NET and we need to use it inside a VB6-program. I was
unable to register the dll, but under Projekt|References, I can see the tlb
just fine. But when running the VB6-exe on any computer I get an error
message 'Run-time error 429'. ActiveX component can't create object. What
could I do to make them work together?

 

[Josip Habjan]

Hello,

I wrote a DLL in VB.NET and we need to use it inside a VB6-program. I was
unable to register the dll, but under Projekt|References, I can see the tlb
just fine. But when running the VB6-exe on any computer I get an error
message 'Run-time error 429'. ActiveX component can't create object. What
could I do to make them work together?

You can't. ( there is no possibility )..

Regards,
Josip Habjan

 

[Armin Zingler]

Hello,

I wrote a DLL in VB.NET and we need to use it inside a VB6-program. I
was unable to register the dll, but under Projekt|References, I can
see the tlb just fine. But when running the VB6-exe on any computer I
get an error message 'Run-time error 429'. ActiveX component can't
create object. What could I do to make them work together?

Did you deploy the .NET DLL and register it on the other machine
(regasm.exe)?

 

[c-yellow]

Hello,
: >
: > I wrote a DLL in VB.NET and we need to use it inside a VB6-program. I
was
: > unable to register the dll, but under Projekt|References, I can see the
: tlb
: > just fine. But when running the VB6-exe on any computer I get an error
: > message 'Run-time error 429'. ActiveX component can't create object.
What
: > could I do to make them work together?
: >
:
: You can't. ( there is no possibility )..
:
: Regards,
: Josip Habjan

i believe you are mistaken.
:
:

 

[Josip Habjan]

: >
: > I wrote a DLL in VB.NET and we need to use it inside a VB6-program. I
was
: > unable to register the dll, but under Projekt|References, I can see the
: tlb
: > just fine. But when running the VB6-exe on any computer I get an error
: > message 'Run-time error 429'. ActiveX component can't create object.
What
: > could I do to make them work together?
: >
:
: You can't. ( there is no possibility )..
:
: Regards,
: Josip Habjan

i believe you are mistaken.
:

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[Rudy]

Now it's working. Thank you very much for the regasm-tip.

 

[Armin Zingler]

Now it's working. Thank you very much for the regasm-tip.

Was a pleasure.

More information:

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Visual Studio.NET
.NET Framework
Programming with .NET Framework
Interoperating with unmanaged code
Exposing .NET framework components to COM


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ms-help://MS.VSCC.2003/MS.MSDNQTR.2003FEB/cpguide/html/cpconprimaryinteropas
semblies.htm

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[Tom Spink]

Hi Rudy,

You may need to take a look at COM interop. .NET assemblies aren't
accessible through VB6, because they are managed code, and VB6 does not use
the managed framework. COM interop will let you expose your classes through
COM, and VB6 will let you use COM.

The reason you can't create the object is because you haven't exposed any
COM object.

However, may I ask why you wish to do this? Can you not convert your VB6
program to .NET?

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[Tom Spink]

Hi Josip,

Take a look at my post

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