Registering app as Automation server

Ron Schuster

Delphi Developer

Mon, 15 Sep 2003 23:50:01 GMT

Registering app as Automation server

I just added an Automation object to my existing app but when I run it, it
doesn't register as an app server, whether I use the /regserver parameter or
not. It's supposed to show up in the registry as
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MyApp.MyObject, right? I built a little standalone app to
test the object first and it seemed to work fine, but when I add it to my
100+ unit main application it doesn't. Am I missing something?

Jim Gree

Delphi Developer

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:36:28 GMT

Re:Registering app as Automation server

Have you tried stepping though TComServer.Create/Initialize to see if
it's executing?

-jim

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Ron Schuster wrote:

> I just added an Automation object to my existing app but when I run it, it
> doesn't register as an app server, whether I use the /regserver parameter or
> not. It's supposed to show up in the registry as
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MyApp.MyObject, right? I built a little standalone app to
> test the object first and it seemed to work fine, but when I add it to my
> 100+ unit main application it doesn't. Am I missing something?

Ron Schuste

Delphi Developer

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:13:09 GMT

Re:Registering app as Automation server

Jim,

Thanks for the reply. I already found it, but if I hadn't, your post
definitely would have sent me in the right direction. I found that the
Application.Initialize statement was missing from our project DPR file. How
that happened I have no idea. I checked our oldest archive and it's been
missing for at least 3 years. I guess this is the first time our app has
ever used any services where Application.Initialize is relevant.

- Ron

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"Jim Green" <jgre...@concentric.net> wrote in message

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> Have you tried stepping though TComServer.Create/Initialize to see if
> it's executing?

> -jim

> Ron Schuster wrote:

> > I just added an Automation object to my existing app but when I run it,
it
> > doesn't register as an app server, whether I use the /regserver
parameter or
> > not. It's supposed to show up in the registry as
> > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MyApp.MyObject, right? I built a little standalone app
to
> > test the object first and it seemed to work fine, but when I add it to
my
> > 100+ unit main application it doesn't. Am I missing something?