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com >> Automation

by Andy » Sun, 29 Jan 2006 04:39:49 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to automate a game with VB.NET but I am having trouble doing so.
I have added a reference to the library (GameLib 1.0) and typed the
following code.

Dim A as Object
A = GetObject("","GameLib.Game")

but I always get an error saying unable to create activex control.
Apart from GameLib.Game there is also GameLib.GameClass and GameLib.IGame
I have used Spy++ to identify the window as an ATL window.

In the registry, neithier GameLib.Game/Class or IGame appears in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID, is this where all automation ojects are stored?

I have tried reading tutorials on COM,VB and automation but I cant make
sense of them.
What do I need to do with library and class file so that I can automate the
program?

Thanks
Andy




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com >> Automation

by Ken Halter » Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:52:18 GMT





I can't believe this question's been here for this long without the
usual.....

You'll want to post that question in a .Net group.
They all contain "dotnet" or "vsnet" in their names.
This and all other groups on the MS server that start with
"microsoft.public.vb"
are for VB Classic (mostly VB5/6) and were in existance long before any .Net
products were released. While some of the code looks the same, they are very
different products and require a different set of groups.

Try one of these:






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