Has anybody seen anything on how to register an OLE Server on a server
utilizing DCOM instead of RA? And then there's registering the OLE Server
on client machines to use DCOM to connect?

I would like to do this during installation. I really don't want to have
the user use the Remote Automation Manager or Component Manager.

Tim Schwallie

About the only support for installs that don't use Remote Automation
Manager or Component Manager is the RACREG32.DLL file that shipped with
VB4. Search the VB4 help file for GetAutoServerSettings and
SetAutoServerSettings. These functions will allow you to manipulate the
DCOM/RA settings. As far as I know these are the only way we can at least
build our own setup utility. I need WISE 5 to do this so I've got a call
into them.

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Brent Eldstrom
Custom Software Solutions
Prince Albert, Sask.  Canada

There were several new calls added to racreg32.dll that was distrubted with
the ape tool provided by microsoft. However, I haven't found any decent
documentation on the use of these calls, especially in setting who has
access and various other permissions when doing the installation on the
server. The calls shipped with VB4.0 were supposed to be able to register
stuff for dcom. I guess it didn't work out.

In fact I haven't found any decent information dealing with what the
different permissions and setting are. The dcom config tool shows for
security access, launching, and configuring, identity stuff.  The help
notes are nice tidbits of information, but not too helpful in providing the
big picture.
In fact, I still don't know why MS didn't install a short cut to the dcom
configuration tool. Its almost like they don't want anybody to use it.

Using Wise 5 may be a good idea if you have to distribute apps from a
machine with Office97, IE 3.0+, and a few others of the new MS stuff. See
Q162518. The way MS distributes their OLE dll's is really starting to get
on my nerves.

Tim Schwallie