Well CFX is one way. Another is to use CFObject. But in that case you need to pass registration key(unique identifier) in your operating system. Which you can get it by typing REGEDIT in RUN box and finding the registration key by giving name of DLL.
-----Original Message----- From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 December 2002 05:52 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: How to use DLLs in CF >> You have to register the DLL as a cfx custom tag in the ColdFusion >> Adminsitrator. >> >> In CF 5 it's in the left-side menu under Server > >> Extensions >> > CFX Tags >> >> Then press the button labelled "register c++ cfx", >> provide a >> name for the tag in the form on the following page, enter the >> path to the dll and press the "submit changes" button. >> >> At that point, you make your library calls with the tag >> name >> you registered, i.e. <cfx_mylibrary ...> I'm not certain, but >> I think the dll has to comply to COM for this to work -- >> which is unfortunate since MS has recently deprecated COM >> in >> favor of dot-net. > I'm not at all sure but I thought you had to link the CFX libraries to > the DLL for it to work in this way. Never tried it tho' > so I could be > wrong. Real programming makes my brain hurt. ;^) > If it does work with any DLL please consider posting the success (or > failure) story to the list. I'd be interested in hearing > it. Yea, I've only ever done it with DLL's which were intended to be used as cfx tags, but linking the "cfx library" to the dll is what the cf admin step is for. But since I've never tried it with any other kind of dll and I've never written COM in C++ myself, I can't really say much about it beyond the cf admin. :) But my suspicion is it has to be a dll specifically written for COM. s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 new epoch http://www.turnkey.to lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
