hi there,
how can I register .dll files to my system?

there's the "regsvr32.exe" that you can run, followed by the dll name.

For some you can type in the name of the dll followed by " /register"

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thanks for the help.
sir, I'm learning vb thro txtbooks and no personal training is available. The problem is none of the books with me throw any light on this topic.
I'm using XP-SP-2.Thru explorer when I dblclick the file msgbox appears which reads the same what u have suggested.
Does this mean I need to register from dos promt or thru program with a code?
Sir I may sound silly but if possible pls help.
appreciate your help.

Hi
To register on your machine

Launch a command line (start->run "cmd")
type:
regsvr32 "c:\home\mydll.dll"
press enter
type:
regsvr32 "c:\home\mydll.dll" /U
press enter
to remove it

(as pointed out by JLRogers) if the file is an EXE file, you must use the following:
c:\myfolder\myexe.exe /regserver
and
c:\myfolder\myexe.exe /unregserver
I haven't found a source-only way of registering DLLs - mainly because it's so much code
I suggest the following:

public function RegDLL (strDllPath as string) as boolean on error resume next    if right(strDLLPath,4)=".dll" then       shell "regsvr32.exe " & strdllpath    else        shell strdllpath & " /regserver"    end if if err=0 then regdll=true end function

then call it using

if regdll("c:\myfunkydll.dll") then msgbox "DLL Registered ok!"

Hope this helps,
Kieron

PS This is a bit of a hack, and I wouldn't recommend it for commercial use (get yourself a proper installer)


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hello sir,
sorry for being formal. thank you for your suggestions. the help that I get from you all makes this site remarkable and the intreste to learn more about vb is restored.
thank you once again