Hi All !



I have a question .



If there are anyway to install the same component on the same machine few

times ?



For example :

I have a component called TEST.DLL.

I am using next line to make a call Set obj 

Server.CreateObject("TEST.Method")



but I have to create few components, mostly the same, but for different

environments.

so I created TEST_ENV1.DLL,TEST_ENV2.DLL etc'. I also had to recompile every

DLL. :(



I was wondering if there are other easier way to do it, that I don't need to

recompile

it every time.



Thanks in advance.

Oleg

Just some thoughts that might give you some ideas ... I'm not clear what

your doing so hope this helps:



I'm not sure why you need to change the dll for different environments,

but perhaps using a resource file would help.  Simply set a resource

file with the settings that change from one enviro to another, without

having to recompile.



If its code that is different ... can you deal with it logically within

your code using some case statements, and possibly the windows

registry.?



Or is it that you are in a qa lab where you have to support multiple

versions of your product ... maybe a product like symantec ghost

(complete system images) could help?



As it stands, you shouldn't need to re-register the component if you

keep the interface the same from one dll to another, just use binary

compatibility when you compile the code.  Then you can copy of the dll

with the one you need at the moment.



Also, look into MTS, perhaps have packages on different computers that

you can reference as if they were local would help?



Of all the suggestions, my guess is that you want to look into a single

dll that is smart enough to know what code to branch to based upon some

environmental setting you keep on computer or deduce at run-time.



Bruce





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