> The problem:
> I developed a remoting server and a corresponding client dll. I used a
> dll as the remoting client because I want to prevent my applications
> from knowing remoting details.
> So applications call functions in the remoting client dll. This dll
> talks to the remoting server via tcp and returns the information to
> the application. With all the hints from Mr. Rammer's articles and
> books ;-) everything works fine when using a .NET-application as the
> calling application. But when using a very simple VB6-application the
> thing only works once! I've got a Button on a form and the code behind
> says something like this
>
> Dim x As StrukturdatenClient
> Set x = New StrukturdatenClient
>
> Dim y As SomeObject
> Set y = x.ReadSomeObject()
>
> MsgBox "done"
>
> Set x = Nothing
>
>
> When pressing the button again I end up with an exception:
> The channel 'tcp' is already registered...
> I have to exit the VB6-application and start it over to be able to use
> the remoting client again.
>
> Here is my remoting configuration for the client:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
> <configuration>
> <system.runtime.remoting>
> <application>
> <channels>
> <channel ref="tcp" port="0">
> <clientProviders>
> <formatter ref="binary" />
> </clientProviders>
> <serverProviders>
> <formatter ref="binary" typeFilterLevel="Full" />
> </serverProviders>
> </channel>
> </channels>
>
> <client>
> <wellknown type="Strukturdatenserver.interfaces.IStrukturdatenserver,
> Strukturdatenserver.interfaces"
> url="tcp://localhost:8081/Strukturdatenserver.soap" />
> </client>
>
> </application>
> </system.runtime.remoting>
>
> </configuration>
>
> So I'm not quite sure how VB6 handles my remoting client and why the
> exception occurs. Help is highly appreciated!
>
> Thanks
> Darius