I really wish someone would come along and post info on the *right* way
to do this. The goal is not to delete those files. The goal is to tell
xpcom to regenerate them - deleting them is just one (very heavy-handed)
way to accomplish the goal of forcing them to be regenerated. I can't
speak for the xpcom ComponentManager, but the InterfaceInfoManager was
designed to take the contents of the existing "xpti.dat" into account
when generating the new "xpti.dat". Deleting the old file is *not*
something that you should do on end user machines when installing your
component. You run the risk of destabilizing their xpcom install.
John.
CK Hsu wrote:
Hi,
I found the solution, thanks for the help. I delete the "xpti.dat" and
"compreg.dat" in my install.js file. Here's my code:
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
var componentsFolder = getFolder("Components");
logComment("componentsFolder = " + componentsFolder);
var myFolder = getFolder("Current User");
logComment("myFolder = " + myFolder);
{
// add the DLL and say where it'll go
addFile("dymo.dll", "1.0", "dymo.dll", componentsFolder, "");
logComment("addFile() dymoxpcom.dll: " + err);
// add the typelib also
addFile("IDymo.xpt", "1.0", "IDymo.xpt", componentsFolder, "");
logComment("addFile() dymoxpcom.xpi: " + err);
// delete xpti.dat and compreg.dat
var f = getFolder(myFolder, "xpti.dat");
err = File.remove(f);
logComment("remove(): xpti.dat" + err);
f = getFolder(myFolder, "compreg.dat");
err = File.remove(f);
logComment("remove(): compreg.dat" + err);
// perform the installation if there are no errors
if (err == SUCCESS)
{
err = performInstall();
logComment("PerformInstall(): " + err);
err = refreshPlugins();
logComment("refreshPlugins(): " + err);
alert("The DYMO Components will be available after restarting the Firefox
browser!");
}
else
cancelInstall(err);
}
"CK Hsu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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Hi,
Thank you for replying. I tried what you suggested but it still does not
work. However, if I manually delete "xpti.dat" and "comreg.dat" and
restart Firefox then my component works.
The net result seems to be that XPInstall did register my component, but I
still am missing the "final step," which is removing those two .dat files.
Is there anything I can do this with XPInstall?
Thanks.
CK
"Martin Kremer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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Hi,
just create or "touch" a file called ".autoreg" in the "components"
folder
(where the .dll is located).
HTH,
Martin
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Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. August 2005 01:01
An: [email protected]
Betreff: Please HELP! how do I register my component from XPInstall?
Hi,
I finsihed writing an XPCOM component and I can register the
component by
calling regxpcom, then deleting xpti.dat and compreg.dat,
then restarting
the Firefox browser.
I followed the Weblock sample to try and create a installer
(.xpi) file
using XPInstall. I was able to copy the component's .dll and
.xpt files in
the "components" folder, but I am at a total loss on how to
register my
component so it can be used. What am I missing?!
Thanks in advance!
This is what my install.js looks like (packaged in the .xpi file):
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////
// initialize the installation
var err = initInstall("DYMO XPCOM", "dymoxpcom", 1.0);
logComment("initInstall(): " + err);
var componentsFolder = getFolder("Components");
logComment("componentsFolder = " + componentsFolder);
{
// add the DLL and say where it'll go
addFile("dymoxpcom.dll", "1.0", "dymoxpcom.dll",
componentsFolder, "");
logComment("addFile() dymoxpcom.dll: " + err);
// add the typelib also
addFile("dymoxpcom.xpt", "1.0", "dymoxpcom.xpt",
componentsFolder, "");
logComment("addFile() dymoxpcom.xpi: " + err);
// perform the installation if there are no errors
if (err == SUCCESS)
{
err = performInstall();
logComment("PerformInstall(): " + err);
err = refreshPlugins(true);
logComment("refreshPlugins(): " + err);
}
else
cancelInstall(err);
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////
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