I have had a similar problem with COM objects in VB, I found that all the implemented categories that VB COM added were part of the VB runtime and didn't need adding, in fact it was dangerous if you did as my MSI could break VB (this is why I added the -svb6 option to heat).
I don't know if it is appropriate but I have stopped registering .NET COM assemblies and am relying on RegFree COM for them. Which implemented categories are being added? Neil -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: 11 August 2009 04:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Regasm Question I'm hoping to find a .NET/COM interop expert for a general installer question... I recently came across a .NET assembly that when I call it with regasm /codebase /regfile it generates a regfile that includes a registry subkey called Implemented Catagories with a GUID that google tells me represnts a generic implemented in .NET type. But what's really special about this assembly is if I run regasm /codebase without the /regfile and monitor the registry, it actually implements another registry subkey of Implemented Catagories that has special meaning in the context of the system. I was using InstallShields .NET COM = Yes functionality but the developers were complaining that it wasn't registered. They would then assume it's an installer problem because if they run regasm on the deployed machine the expected functionality would stat working. Anyone ever see anything like this and what would be jacked in .NET to cause it? It almost sounds like some of the hell I used to see in the COM ATL days. I can do static extraction but I'm worried it could be fragile in the future if the details ever change. Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
