[DUG] Com support

Tue Jul 31 12:19:26 NZST 2007

Another thing to check if your tlb using other com stuff i.e. msxml library
etc or your other com object dll.

Regards
Leigh
www.smootharm.com

-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz]On Behalf Of Neven MacEwan
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:10 PM
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Com support

Robert

do a regedit search on your exe name and see what you find, ie check a
working and non working machine

HTH

Neven
> Hi
>
> I don't know where to check this.  However would that be the issue on
> multiple (we now have 6 machines not working (and one that does)) ?
>
>
> Rob Martin
> Software Engineer
>
> phone +64 03 377 0495
> fax   +64 03 377 0496
> web www.chreos.com
>
> Wild Software Ltd
>
>
>
> Neven MacEwan wrote:
>> I'm not an expert in COM exe's but have you checked the registry - is
>> it a GUID problem?
>> ie the interface is there but not with the ID the machine has registered
>>
>> N
>>
>> Robert martin wrote:
>>> Further to the stuff below just tested it on a Third machine and no
>>> go also on that machine (but it still works on the other dev machine).
>>>
>>> My machine (D2007 windows vista) - Fails
>>> Other Dev Machine (D2007 Win XP) - succeeds
>>> Other machine (No delphi, Win XP) - Fails
>>>
>>> Clients machine Win XP - Fails
>>>
>>> Rob Martin
>>> Software Engineer
>>>
>>> phone +64 03 377 0495
>>> fax   +64 03 377 0496
>>> web www.chreos.com
>>>
>>> Wild Software Ltd
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert martin wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> Internet back up now - what a nightmare (on top of this nightmare),
>>>> Telecom changed our password and an ex staff member removed our
>>>> router instructions so we had to reset the unit.  Then it just
>>>> wouldn't connect.  Turned out we were cutting and pasting a space
>>>> in with the user name.  Arrrggggghhh  (3hrs down the drain).
>>>>
>>>> In answer to your questions..  The error reported is 'Interface not
>>>> supported'.  This happens when we try to create the class.  As far
>>>> as I know the _Tlb file is being compiled it, it is part of the
>>>> project.
>>>> We have never needed to manually register the exe (it has always
>>>> worked perfectly at all our sites).  However if I do try to
>>>> manually register it (using regsvr32) I get 'The module  ..... was
>>>> loaded but the entry-point dllRegisterServer was not found. Make
>>>> sure that ... is a valid dll or OCS file and try again.'.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> However there is something weirder happening now.  The issue was
>>>> reported bay a client we upgraded.  I tested it on my dev machine
>>>> which replicated the problem.  However another Dev machine here
>>>> with an older copy of files tested fine.  I found my machine was
>>>> missing the .tlb file.  This fixed the 'Type library' missing from
>>>> the menu but didn't fix the problem on my machine.
>>>> I have just found that the exe created by may machine fails on my
>>>> machine but runs on the other dev machine.  If I go back to my old
>>>> dev files (missing the .tlb file) I can no longer access the 'type
>>>> library' menu but the files compiled still work on the other Dev
>>>> machine.
>>>> I think during my attempts to fix the situation I have broken
>>>> something else on my machine.  The 'Register type library' option
>>>> is greyed out on my 'type library' screen and when I try and save
>>>> my project I get....
>>>>
>>>> 'Unable to rename 'C:\.......\Client\ChreosClient.tlb' to
>>>> 'C:\.......\Client\_History\ChreosClient.tlb.~1~' '
>>>>
>>>> There is no 'C:\.......\Client\_History\ChreosClient.tlb.~1~'  file
>>>> (although there are lots of other units).  I can manually copy the
>>>> file and create it as listed above.  However I then get the same
>>>> error with .~2~.  I have had this problem in the past and it went
>>>> away (I suspect with the removal of the .tlb file.  This prevents
>>>> me saving the project and any changes to the _tlb.pas / .tlb files.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry about the long story but this is driving me up the wall !
>>>>
>>>> Rob Martin
>>>> Software Engineer
>>>>
>>>> phone +64 03 377 0495
>>>> fax   +64 03 377 0496
>>>> web www.chreos.com
>>>>
>>>> Wild Software Ltd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Myles Penlington wrote:
>>>>> Is the *_TLB.pas compiled into the project? And has the exe been
>>>>> registered? What errors are reported by COM when attempt to access
>>>>> the
>>>>> COM objects?
>>>>> Myles.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz
>>>>> [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Robert martin
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:38
>>>>> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
>>>>> Subject: Re: [DUG] Com support
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> Its actually an exe that provides COM support.  I was missing the
>>>>> .tlb which I managed to copy back of another machine.  This now
>>>>> allows me to bring up the type library but alas still no com
>>>>> support.  It is failing on multiple machines.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry our Internet is down.  Will provide further details ASAP.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rob Martin
>>>>> Software Engineer
>>>>>
>>>>> phone +64 03 377 0495
>>>>> fax   +64 03 377 0496
>>>>> web www.chreos.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Wild Software Ltd
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Leigh Wanstead wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Have you registered your com dll?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Leigh
>>>>>> www.smootharm.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz
>>>>>> [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz]On Behalf Of Robert martin
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 3:23 PM
>>>>>> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
>>>>>> Subject: [DUG] Com support
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi I have an app that (usually) provides some COM support.  I have
>>>>>>
>>>>> just
>>>>>
>>>>>> updated a client and the COM stuff seems to be 'turned off'  (as in
>>>>>>
>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>>> calls don't seem to work.  I did the COM stuff years ago, does
>>>>>> anyone
>>>>>> have any suggestions where to start looking (I assume its a
>>>>>> setting /
>>>>>> line of code somewhere I have turned off).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p.s. My COM code and tlb file still seem intact.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hellllllp
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Rob Martin
>>>>>> Software Engineer
>>>>>>
>>>>>> phone +64 03 377 0495
>>>>>> fax   +64 03 377 0496
>>>>>> web www.chreos.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wild Software Ltd
>>>>>>
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