I tried running heat on the directory with my .dlls and .ocxs, but it would
just hang :(
I tried the suggestion of setting the SelfRegCost='1' on each component and
that did the trick, thanks for the replies.
ben
On Nov 23, 2007 7:20 PM, Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Try running heat on a directory (not just a file) that contains all the
> assemblies you need to register.
>
>
>
> Ben Reichelt wrote:
>
> I am making an installer for an Outlook vb6 COM addin. The addin consists
> of 7 COM assemblies that need to be copied to the target machine and then
> have regsvr32 called on each assembly. I have read that calling out to
> regsvr32.exe from the msi is not recommended and instead you should
> manually create the registry keys needed for each assembly.
>
> The problem is that when I run heat.exe on my main assembly, it only
> generates a <TypeLib> wix element, not everything that is needed to
> registry the assembly as an Outlook addin. When I manually run regsvr32
> after installation, then the assembly is correctly added to Outlook. I
> can't locate all the steps necessary to property register an assembly as an
> Outlook addin, so I can't do it manually at this point.
>
> I have scoured the internet looking for someone else who has done this,
> but I can't find anyone. Does anyone have experience in making Outlook (or
> Office) addin installers? Thanks
>
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