"epaetz" wrote:

> We're migrating our current VB6 components to .Net piece by piece.
>
> I'm modifying an existing VB6 login component that sits in COM+. I'm
> modifying it to call a .Net auth component, instead of the existing vb6
> authcomponent (which is also in COM+).
>
> To make matters a little more complex, the new .Net auth component is
> going to call an existing VB6 utility component in order to complete
> it's authentication work before it returns the results back to the
> calling VB6 login component.
>
> Got it so far?
>
> My issue is with deployment. Everything works fine on my dev machine.
>
> However when I manually deploy the above pieces I have have the
> following two issues.
>
> First - The VB6 login component in COM+ cannot see the .net component.
> I get 'automation error . the system cannot find the file specified. If
> I take the vb6 login component out of COM+ and register it normally,
> then everything works fine. If I return it back to COM+, then I get the
> same automation error.
>
> Second - With the VB6 login component in COM+, if I drag the .Net
> component into the GAC (manually) and I shutdown the package of the VB6
> login component (to clear out anything in memory) everything works
> fine. Except that the initial call from the vb6 component to the .net
> referenced component takes about 10 seconds. All subsequent calls take
> about 1 second. If I shutdown the COM+ package, the initial call again
> takes about 10 seconds.
>
> Two questions
> 1. What's the best way to deploy my .net component so that the
> referencing VB6 component in COM+ can access it? Put it in the GAC, or
> place it in a folder? If in a folder, how do I get the VB6 component in
> COM+ to see it? Remember that if I take the vb6 component out of com+
> and register it manually, it works fine. It's only an issue when it's
> in COM+ which is kind of where I'd like to keep it do to previous
> installation.
>
> 2. Why is the initial call from my VB6 component in COM+ to the
> referenced .Net component in the GAC taking so long? Is it due to my
> dragging it into c:\windows\assembly instead of installing it properly?
> What's the proper way to install a component into the GAC on a
> production box that has only Framework 2.0? I don't see gacutil.exe in
> v2.0.50727.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>