Accessing DLLs

[AndyApp]

Is it possible to use a DLL without registering it on a server?

Visual InterDev recognises it and tells me the correct information that is required to be passed in but then I get an Invalid Class String error whenever I try to run the ASP page.

I can do it in development but i'm not sure whether my ISP will let me register a DLL on their server. Is there another way? "Life is like a Ferrari, it goes to fast.
But that's ok, because you can't afford it anyway" - Jim Davis (Garfield)

 

[nicklieb]

No to my knowledge, you always need to register the dlls. You can't just reference to them.

 

[oharab]

You could try using code like this to register the dll yourself:

<%
' register.asp

Response.Write (&quot;Current Path: &quot; & _
Server.MapPath(Request.ServerVariables(&quot;SCRIPT_NAME&quot))

''Work only if Path string includes the regsvr32 /s
Path = Request.Form(&quot;Path&quot

If Path <> &quot;&quot; Then
filepath = Replace(Path, &quot;regsvr32 /s&quot;, &quot;&quot
filepath = Trim(filepath)
Response.Write(&quot;<br><br>File Path: &quot; & filepath)

Dim WshShell, fso
Set WshShell = CreateObject(&quot;Wscript.Shell&quot
Set fso = CreateObject(&quot;Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot

If fso.FileExists(filepath) Then
WshShell.run Path , 1, True
Response.Write &quot;<br><br><br><div align=&quot;&quot;center&quot;&quot;><b>&quot;
Response.Write &quot;Register <font color=&quot;&quot;#C50D6F&quot;&quot;>&quot;
Response.Write Path & &quot;</font> succeeded !</b></div>&quot;
Else
Response.Write &quot;<br><br><br><div align=&quot;&quot;center&quot;&quot;><b>&quot;
Response.Write &quot;Target DLL not found at filepath!</b>&quot;
Response.Write &quot;</div>&quot;
End If

Set fso = Nothing
Set WshShell = Nothing

Else

%>

<br><br>
<div align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #E3E4EB;
margin:100px;border:1px ridge #000000;&quot;>
<form method=&quot;POST&quot;>
<b><font color=&quot;#2A00A2&quot;>Register DLL</font></b>
<br> <input name=&quot;path&quot; type=&quot;text&quot; size=&quot;40&quot; value=&quot;regsvr32 /s &quot;>
<br>e.g. <font color=&quot;#57009C&quot; style=&quot;background-color:white&quot;>
<b>regsvr32 /s G:\domain\app\DLL\test9.dll</b></font><br><br>
<input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot; style=&quot;background-color:#BDC99B;&quot;>
</form>
</div>

<%
End If
%>


hth

Ben ----------------------------------------
Ben O'Hara

http://www.RobotParade.co.uk

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