I'm trying to execute the code in the Wrox book "Beginning Components for 

ASP". I've created a dll "WX2882.dll" and registered it successfully (or 

at least regsvr32 told me it did it successfully). I can reference my DLL 

in VB and use it in a VB app without any problems. I'm trying to use my 

component in ASP, running under PWS. The component is called as follows:

Set objWX2882 = Server.CreateObject("WX2882.Insurance")



I get the following error message:

   Server object error 'ASP 0177 : 800401f3' 

   Server.CreateObject Failed 

   /ASPComponents/chapter2/insurance.asp, line 93 

   Invalid class string 



From my web searches, there are 3 basic problems that I've seen. 

1) The DLL's not registered, which mine seems to be. 

2) Spelling - I've tried various alternatives to capitalization, but it's 

spelled correctly. 

3) Permissions - everone has full control on this dll and all the 

directories above it. 



Anyone have any ideas for me? THANKS!



David

There are a few things I can think of that can go wrong. A few wild 

guesses, though, but you never know:



- Is the classname indeed insurance? I don't have the book anymore, but I 

still had the code. It looks to me that the class name should be 

Insurance_1, so try this instead:

         Set objWX2882 = Server.CreateObject("WX2882.Insurance_1")

- Is the webserver the same machine where you created and registered the 

component?

- Did you set the Class name in VB / C++  to Insurance

- Did you create the right kind of object (Active X Dll in VB)??

Hope this helps,



Imar









At 12:05 AM 2/17/2001 +0000, you wrote:

>I'm trying to execute the code in the Wrox book "Beginning Components for

>ASP". I've created a dll "WX2882.dll" and registered it successfully (or

>at least regsvr32 told me it did it successfully). I can reference my DLL

>in VB and use it in a VB app without any problems. I'm trying to use my

>component in ASP, running under PWS. The component is called as follows:

>Set objWX2882 = Server.CreateObject("WX2882.Insurance")

>

>I get the following error message:

>    Server object error 'ASP 0177 : 800401f3'

>    Server.CreateObject Failed

>    /ASPComponents/chapter2/insurance.asp, line 93

>    Invalid class string

>

> From my web searches, there are 3 basic problems that I've seen.

>1) The DLL's not registered, which mine seems to be.

>2) Spelling - I've tried various alternatives to capitalization, but it's

>spelled correctly.

>3) Permissions - everone has full control on this dll and all the

>directories above it.

>

>Anyone have any ideas for me? THANKS!

>

>David

It was called "Insurance_1" in their sample code that I downloaded from 

them. I had made my own class, named "Insurance", which worked just fine 

from VB, but not from ASP. Anyhow, I just tried it on PWS (using their 

code this time) at home and it works just fine... Go figure. Thanks.



> - Is the classname indeed insurance? I don't have the book anymore, but 

I 

> still had the code. It looks to me that the class name should be 

> Insurance_1, so try this instead:

This may sound irrelevant, but did you add a reference to the component in 

your global.asa?  If you're using visual interdev, it's as simple as going 

to project->references and checking the component in the dialog.



I think Dreamweaver allows you to do the same.  I'm not sure how it works 

however.



Other than that you would have to find the components GUID in the 

registry, and add the reference by hand to the global.asa



Sincerely,

Michael



> I'm trying to execute the code in the Wrox book "Beginning Components 

for 

> ASP". I've created a dll "WX2882.dll" and registered it successfully (or 

> at least regsvr32 told me it did it successfully). I can reference my 

DLL 

> in VB and use it in a VB app without any problems. I'm trying to use my 

> component in ASP, running under PWS. The component is called as follows:

> Set objWX2882 = Server.CreateObject("WX2882.Insurance")

> 

> I get the following error message:

>    Server object error 'ASP 0177 : 800401f3' 

>    Server.CreateObject Failed 

>    /ASPComponents/chapter2/insurance.asp, line 93 

>    Invalid class string 

> 

double check the object, and make sure that "WX2882.Insurance" is for sure 

the proper ProgId.  .that is make sure the class within the object exists, 

and your spelling it correctly.













At 11:37 AM 2/20/01, you wrote:

>This may sound irrelevant, but did you add a reference to the component in

>your global.asa?  If you're using visual interdev, it's as simple as going

>to project->references and checking the component in the dialog.

>

>I think Dreamweaver allows you to do the same.  I'm not sure how it works

>however.

>

>Other than that you would have to find the components GUID in the

>registry, and add the reference by hand to the global.asa

>

>Sincerely,

>Michael

>

> > I'm trying to execute the code in the Wrox book "Beginning Components

>for

> > ASP". I've created a dll "WX2882.dll" and registered it successfully (or

> > at least regsvr32 told me it did it successfully). I can reference my

>DLL

> > in VB and use it in a VB app without any problems. I'm trying to use my

> > component in ASP, running under PWS. The component is called as follows:

> > Set objWX2882 = Server.CreateObject("WX2882.Insurance")

> >

> > I get the following error message:

> >    Server object error 'ASP 0177 : 800401f3'

> >    Server.CreateObject Failed

> >    /ASPComponents/chapter2/insurance.asp, line 93

> >    Invalid class string

> >

>



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