At a minimum you need to get the assembly registered. Whether you also need
create a type library and register it. The key here is that an MSI setup
have to do it in MSI setups. The type library provides type info to
from client callers.
"Anthony Yott" <anthonyyott@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:699A88D2-B695-4EFC-9FB0-FD31708D764F@microsoft.com...
> Phil, some quick questions or should i say observations.
>
> If I take your approach below by including the Type Lib in the MSI Install
> and setting the type lib's register property to vsdrfCOM then calls from
> my
> clients fail.
>
> However, if i exclude the tlb from the build and I set the register
> property
> of my assembly (which has ComVisible = True) to vsdrfCOM then everything
> works fine. I'm not sure how though because I cannot find the type library
> anywhere on the file system.
>
> Do you have any thoughts on this that might help me understand what is
> going
> on.
>
> BTW, thank you for the links and your comments. They were helpful.
> --
> Anthony Yott
>
>
> "Phil Wilson" wrote:
>
>> Three articles here, the first shows you how to get assemblies in the
>> GAC:
>>
http://www.simple-talk.com/2005/04/25/getting-started-with-setup-projects/ >>
http://www.simple-talk.com/2005/06/07/visual-studio-setup/ >>
http://www.simple-talk.com/2005/07/18/updates-to-setup-projects/ >>
>> To register the type library, just put it in the Application Folder - the
>> properties for the TLB will show vsdrfCOM by default IIRC and the install
>> will register the type library.
>> --
>> Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
>> ----
>> "Anthony Yott" <anthonyyott@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:8B5ED394-4082-4D55-82F2-33410DC6942B@microsoft.com...
>> > Folks,
>> >
>> > I have a set of assemblies (that need to be installed in the GAC) and a
>> > type
>> > library will need to be registered during installation that I would
>> > like
>> > to
>> > package to an MSI. I"m using VS 2005 and in looking at the setup
>> > Wizards
>> > it
>> > doesn't appear that it gives you an option of installing the assemblies
>> > to
>> > the GAC. Is the setup wizard capable of doing this? Is their a tool
>> > better
>> > suited for doing "custom" builds? Any links, thoughts, etc would be
>> > greatly
>> > appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance,
>> > Anthony Yott
>>
>>
>>
