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May 10, 2013
01:28 PM
RE: UseDLL issues with a DLL in COM?
UseDLL does not seem to work correctly in my Basic MSI install.
I am trying to call a unmanaged C DLL that is in COM which is located on the PC I am installing to (from a different install). Will UseDLL still work? Will I have to change BACK to the install directory (where I am running setup.exe from) after UseDLL is successful?
I have several CA for methods contained in this DLL which are to be executed before files are actually installed. Is there something specific about the sequencing as well?
When I run the install, it looks like the method gets called but the install aborts unexpectedly.
Thank you for your time.
I am trying to call a unmanaged C DLL that is in COM which is located on the PC I am installing to (from a different install). Will UseDLL still work? Will I have to change BACK to the install directory (where I am running setup.exe from) after UseDLL is successful?
I have several CA for methods contained in this DLL which are to be executed before files are actually installed. Is there something specific about the sequencing as well?
When I run the install, it looks like the method gets called but the install aborts unexpectedly.
Thank you for your time.
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Jun 03, 2013
08:30 AM
Since the DLL I am trying to access (methods) from is in COM, should I use CoCreateObject instead of UseDLL? Thanks.