[DUG] Type Library woes

[Phil Middlemiss]

Thanks for that Conor,

I see that I have made the mistake of having the client and the server 
project both open. Now I know.

I'll restart it - the library is not very big at this stage. Must get 
some chickens too....

Cheers,
Phil.

Conor Boyd wrote:
> Welcome to the wonderful world of the Delphi Type Library Editor which
> has been a POS since at least D4, and is no better in BDS2006. 
>
> It may be easier to start again, and I'm not sure I've got a specific
> solution to your problem, but here are some tips for the future:
> *	Save often.
> *	Regularly export your type library to an IDL file using the
> Export button in the Type Library Editor - this way, if it goes AWOL,
> you can at least get back to where you were by compiling the IDL using
> Microsoft's MIDL.exe and re-importing the IDL.
> *	Under Tools, Options, set the Type Library language to Pascal,
> not IDL.
> *	Under Tools, Options, set the SafeCall function mapping to All
> v-table interfaces.
> *	Never EVER use the Type Library Editor in the scenario where you
> have your Server project and an associated Client project (e.g. the
> Delphi project that's going to use the Type Library) open in the same
> Delphi Project Group at the same time - this will be guaranteed to screw
> up the Type Library Editor.
> *	Save often.
> *	Slaughter some chickens.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Conor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]
> On Behalf Of Phil Middlemiss
>
> I've suddenly started getting a translation error when I try and save
> the type library for my automation object. I haven't changed anything in
> the type library editor, but have been working on the automation object.
>
> The warning I get when I try and save is "The type library T3SDK had
> translation errors or warnings. Some information may be lost or
> modified. Do you want to save with these modifications?"
>
> I googled the error and the only english page with any reference to it
> mentioned valid types so I double checked the types the library is using
> and they are all automation compatible.
>
> There is a hint in the Type Library Editor Status Bar saying "Hint: 
> Typeinfo T3SDK changed to T3SDK_".
>
> I have to change the TAutoObjectFactory.Create method to use T3SDK_
> instead of T3SDK in order to compile, but then when I try and run the
> host app, I get an EOleError exception:
> "Type information missing for class TT3SDK".
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Phil.
>
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