FWIW, I just found http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/cominterop.asp#PART2
Which seems to be a very good and detailed discussion of doing COM interop. I'm about to sit down and read it, but from the sample I just looked at, there is nothing in there at all about needing .SNK files. Patrick Burrows In this sinking board walk town -------------------- Now Playing: no artist - audiotrack 11 (patcast) -------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Brent E. Rector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 11:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: COM Interop calling a C# DLL from VB6 > > > The docs are wrong when the claim a .NET assembly used via COM interop > must have a strong name. As you state, they only need a strong name in > order to be added to the GAC. As long as you understand the assembly > search rules, you can use an assembly via COM interop (i.e. by a COM > client) by placing the assembly in the client's private > assembly search > path. > > -- Brent Rector, .NET Wise Owl > Demeanor for .NET - an obfuscation utility > http://www.wiseowl.com/Products/Products.aspx > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Birkby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 7:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] COM Interop calling a C# DLL from VB6 > > > COM classes are globally registered in the Registry. To do this, they > need a unique ID - a GUID. > > By default, .Net classes are not globally registered. To do this, you > must place the assembly in the GAC (the equivalent of the > registry) and > give it a strong name (the equivalent of a GUID). > > > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dotnet discussion > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > > Of Patrick > Burrows > > Sent: 31 May 2002 14:22 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [DOTNET] COM Interop calling a C# DLL from VB6 > > > > > > Ok... I guess I'm not understanding what a strong name is (in .NET > > terms). Why do I need a snk file? All I want to do is call > my C# DLL > > from VB6. > > > > I use sn.exe to create an SNK file. And I set AssemblyKeyFile and > > AssemblyKeyName properties. But it is still saying my > Assembly doesn't > > > have a strong name. > > > > And I *truly* don't understand what any of this has to do with COM > > interop. What does some sort of public key encryption have > to do with > > COM? > > > > > > Patrick Burrows > > What's he building in there? > > -------------------- > > Now Playing: unknown artist - frank sinatra - 05 - the way > y (patcast) > > -------------------- > > > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from > > DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at > > http://discuss.develop.com. > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe > from DOTNET, > or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at > http://discuss.develop.com. > > You can read messages from the > DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
