It's only taken me (and Delphi) about 2 years to get it so that short list
of steps.
Cheers
"Jeremy Coulter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 05/12/98 15:02:22
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exuse my lanugage here but...BUGGER ME !!!
Man that was SO easy !!!
I have been sruggling with this for SO long ! (of and on...)
Thanks Peter.....
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> This is way easier than you may think. Here is the basic steps:
>
> Open Delphi.
> Select File/New...
> Select Active X/ActiveX Library.
> Save the DLL project using some sensible name. This will be the name of
> your 'server'.
> Select File/New/ActiveX/Automation Object
> Enter the name of the server class you want.
> In the type libray editor, add properties and method required.
> In the code editor, fill-in the stubs for the properties and methods you
> jsut defined.
> Compile.
> Register using options on Run menu.
> If you have Windows scripting host or some other VB Script host, create a
> script to test. You can also test with a delphi app but a script is a
lot
> simpler.
>
> Script something like this
>
> dim obj
> set obj = CreateObject('myserver.myobject')
>
> obj.dosomething
>
>
>
> Cheers
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> "Nic Wise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 04/12/98 14:39:34
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>
> > The MS jargon of the day is COM object - who know what they will call
it
> > tommorrow..
>
> COM+ I beleive. If they ever get it out.
>
> > Sort of - I have written COM objects in D3 & D4 that talk to Access/SQL
> > 6.5 DB's and are driven from VB & JavaScript ASP pages. Its pretty
easy
> > to create simple COM objects (see the Delphi help) that do the job. As
> > for driving the COM objects from VBScript (shouldn't that be VBA?),
that
> > is outside of the scope of this mail list - perhaps ask MS...
>
> Should be the same - they are all COM objects. If you are in Auckland,
you
> really should have gone to the inprise thing which was on in AK today
> (dunno
> if its on anymore - ie, in other places - it was CORBA day yesterday,
> COM+MTS day today). Try www.esperanto.org.nz in a day or so when Richard
> puts the material up - should have some info in there.,
>
> > Sorry - left the source to my COM objects with my previous company...
>
> :) I might be able to make some if I have time over the weekend (not too
> likely). Look on the DSP as well, I think there is some there for doing
> ASP-able activeX objects.
>
> Nic.
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