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ASP error - server object asp0177

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sandyas

sandyas

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Apr 20, 2006
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Hi,
I am creating reports over the intranet using ASP and am a beginner with it.
1. Created a form to get data using ASP
2. Created an Asp to call the dll file when all the data are validated and would return the result. I get the following error when I place a call to the dll file.

Error Type:
Server object, ASP 0177 (0x800401F3)
Invalid ProgID. For additional information specific to this message please visit the Microsoft Online Support site located at: /aeReports/reports/Active Purchase Order/createactpurchaseOrder.asp, line 53.

In which directory should the dll and the class modules be located. I have pasted the code in which I get an error. Any help would be appreciated.


<!--#include file="../../includes/setStyleSheet.inc"-->
<%
'On Error Resume Next
Dim iis
Dim iie
Dim fcs
Dim fce
Dim fds
Dim fde
Dim pods
Dim pode
Dim rds
Dim rde
Dim ads
Dim ade
Dim ppo
Dim fpo
Dim cosell
Dim bilnote
Dim history
Dim cid
Dim rptName

cid = request.form("clientId")
iis = request.form("item_id_start")
iie = request.form("item_id_end")
fcs = request.form("followup_code_Start")
fce = request.form("followup_code_end")
fds = request.form("fDate_start")
fde = request.form("fDate_end")
pods = request.form("poDate_start")
pode = request.form("poDate_end")
rds = request.form("rDate_start")
rde = request.form("rDate_end")
ads = request.form("aDate_start")
ade = request.form("aDate_End")
ppo = request.form("partialpo")
fpo = request.form("fullpo")
cosell = request.form("costsell")
bilnote = request.form("billnotes")
history = request.form("hist")
rptName = "Active Purchase Orders"

%>
<html>
<head>
<title>AE Litho Active Purchase Orders</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<% Response.Write sSheet %>" title="defaultStyle"/>
</head>
<body style="margin-top:0px" alink="blue" vlink="blue">

<%
Set objRep = Server.CreateObject("actpo.apo")

Set xml = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.DomDocument.4.0")
xml.async = false

xml.loadxml objRep.apo(cid,iis,iie,fcs,fce,fds,fde,pods,pode,rds,rde, ads,ade,ppo,fpo,cosell,bilnote,history,Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR"))

If (xml.parseError = 0) then
Set xsl = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.DomDocument.4.0")

xsl.load ("C:\Inetpub\aeReports\reports\Active Purchase Order\actpurchaseOrder.xsl")

<!--Server.MapPath("actpurchaseOrder.xsl")-->


Set cNode = xml.selectSingleNode("//Error")
If not cNode is nothing then
Response.Write cNode.transformNode(xsl)
Else
xml.setProperty "SelectionNamespaces", "xmlns:rs='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:rowset'"
Set cNode = xml.selectSingleNode("//rs:data")
Response.Write cNode.transformNode(xsl)
End If

Else
Err.Number = xml.parseError.errorCode
Err.Description = xml.parseError.reason
End If


Set xml = Nothing
Set xsl = Nothing
Set objRep = Nothing
%>
</body>
</html>
<%
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Response.Clear
%>
<HTML>
<head><title>AE Litho Active Purchase Orders</title></head>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#C0C0C0">
<FONT FACE="ARIAL">
An error occurred in the execution of this ASP page
<BR>
<B>Page Error Object</B>
<BR>
Error Number: <%= Err.Number %>
<BR>
Error Description: <%= Err.Description %>
<BR>
Source: <%= Err.Source %>
<BR>
LineNumber: <%= Err.Line %>
<BR>
</FONT>
</BODY>
</HTML>
<%End If%>
<script language="JavaScript">
function exportReport(val){
var elm = document.getElementById("expType");
elm.value = val
document.forms['exportForm'].submit();
}
</script>


Thanks
 
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The ActiveX DLL must be registered with the operating system in the folder in which it appears.

So if the path of your DLL is in folder E:\Inetpub\
... then type this as a command prompt:
[tt]regsvr32 E:\Inetpub\wwwroot\mysite\actpo.dll[/tt]

It should throw up a dialog box alerting sucessful registration.
 
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I did so and even then I get the same error.

Thanks
 
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I forgot to mention that it needs to be registered on the web server machine... not the browser machine.

Also make sure the account which ASP using has permissions on the DLL file. By default this is the IUSR_ account.
 
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The machine I am working on is the server for this application.
 
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Good then that eliminates one variable and also opens up another possible testing method...

Copy the following into a new text file on your server's desktop:
Code: 
On Error Resume Next
Dim objRep
Set objRep = CreateObject("actpo.apo") 
If objRep Is Nothing Then
  MsgBox "Failed to create object."
Else
  MsgBox "Object created OK"
  Set objRep = Nothing
End If

If Err.Number <> 0 Then
  Msgbox "Error #" & Err.Number & vbCrLf & _
         "Description: " & Err.Description & vbCrLf & _ 
         "Source: " & Err.Source
End If

Rename the file test.vbs.
Double-click the file to run it and see what happens.


This will allow you to test the object creation in the security context of the currently logged in user instead of the security context being used by ASP.
 
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I did it and it said "failed to create object".
 
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actpo is a vb project which contains the apo class module.
 
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So if even the logged on user can't create it then we might still have a security problem later but there is some other thing more immediately preventing object creation.

Lots of possibilities here... the name is correct... it is project.class format.

Are you changing and recompiling the object without setting binary compatibility? ... the dll needs to be re-registered if so.

Does the object have other dependancies that are perhaps missing?
 
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I do not know why the error comes. I even re-registered the dll. Can the dll be in any directory on the machine or does it need to be in a specific directory.
 
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When you "register" an ActiveX dll it makes an entry in your registry... then entry will contain, among other things, a GUID that uniquely identifies this build of the object, the project.class name, and the path the the file... so yes it can be anywhere.

PS: I'm assuming this an ActiveX DLL created with VB6 ...
 
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When I try creating the object from the desktop, it gives the following message
Error #424,
Description: Object required
Source:Microsoft VBScript runtime error
 
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Is this error because of some coding error in the VB class module?
 
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I tried creating an object only. The object to be created is a VB ActiveX DLL. If there is a problem with the DLL that is programming errors, would the object not get created?
Thanks
 
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