The ActiveX server must be compiled with Binary Compatibility On otherwise
your client will always break because it can't find the previous server
GUID.

Jojo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Trinder" <mfm@c...>
To: "professional vb" <pro_vb@p...>
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 8:21 PM
Subject: [pro_vb] Re: DCOM problems


> Are both compiled with binary compatibilty turned on ?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <darrell.r.pitzer@e...>
> To: "professional vb" <pro_vb@p...>
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 5:11 PM
> Subject: [pro_vb] DCOM problems
>
>
> > I have a client/server application that involves an ActiveX EXE and a
> > client application that calls the ActiveX EXE. I can get this to work in
> > the IDE by Microsoft's suggested method of debugging client/server apps
> > (start separate IDE for each program, start ActiveX EXE first, point
> > client IDE to the ActiveX EXE in the Project/References, start the
> client).
> >
> > When I compile the 2 apps, and try to run them on the same machine
(client
> > app and ActiveX EXE server app on the same machine), the client give a
> > 429 "Can't create object" error.
> >
> > What are some things that I need to check?
> >
> > I did DCOMCNFG to set up the ActiveX EXE. I have the .TLB file for the
> > ActiveX EXE referenced in the client app. I have the .TLP and .VBR files
> > for the ActiveX EXE stored in Winnt/System32. What else can be wrong?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > -- Darrell Pitzer
> >
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> >
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>
>
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> Visual C# - A Guide for VB6 Developers
> This book will make it easy to transfer your skills
> from Visual Basic 6 to C#, the language of choice
> of the .NET Framework.
> http://www.wrox.com/ACON11.asp?ISBN=1861007175&p2p0059
>
>