Configuring COM Classes for COM Registration Manually
InstallShield 2016
Project • This information applies to the following project types:
To register a class ID:
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In the View List under Organization, click Setup Design (for installation projects only) or Components. |
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In the explorer, expand the component, and under Advanced Settings, select COM Registration. The COM Registration explorer appears in a separate pane. |
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In the COM Registration explorer, right-click COM Classes and click New COM Class. |
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Type a new name for the COM class if needed. The name that you give the COM class will be registered as the default value under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\<GUID>. To give the class a new name, right-click it and click Rename. |
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Click the new COM class to configure its settings. |
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Specify a context type for this class. The following list tells you which server context is appropriate for which type of COM server: |
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LocalServer32—32-bit .exe file |
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LocalServer—16-bit .exe file |
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InprocServer32—32-bit .dll or .ocx file |
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InprocServer—16-bit .dll or .ocx file |
If the server context is LocalServer or LocalServer32, click the context to configure the Default Inproc Handler and Argument settings.
See Also
Configuring COM Registration Settings Manually
COM Registration Settings
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