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Re: Error : hr 0x80040154 Class not registered

pandit8418-Feb-09 18:29

pandit84

18-Feb-09 18:29

Yes i have call CoInitialize(NULL) before calling CoCreatInstance().
Please provide comments ..

Invalid callee error when calling COM function

vineeshV18-Feb-09 1:32

vineeshV

18-Feb-09 1:32

Hi,

I am using a VC6.0 COM component from .NET using late binding
(Createobject )

obj aa = createobject("dllname")
ret = aa.<function>(...)

The object was created and the function is executed , but on function return asp throws error as

Invalid callee. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80020010 (DISP_E_BADCALLEE))

Please suggest me what is the cause of this error ..

vineesh

IXMLHTTPRequest only seems to work once! [modified]

Henrik Nelson18-Feb-09 1:05

Henrik Nelson

18-Feb-09 1:05

I'm using IXMLHTTPRequest to retrieve a XML document to parse it in an application I'm writing for a Pocket PC. I have written a function to retrieve the XML-document as a BSTR-string. Here's my function (without error handling and such):

BSTR GetXmlFeed()
{

HRESULT hr;
HRESULT hrCoInit;
hrCoInit = CoInitializeEx(NULL,COINIT_MULTITHREADED);

MSXML2::IXMLDOMDocumentPtr pXMLDoc = NULL;
MSXML2::IXMLHTTPRequestPtr pIXMLHTTPRequest = NULL;

hr=pIXMLHTTPRequest.CreateInstance("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");

hr=pIXMLHTTPRequest->open("GET", L"http://tv4vadret.se/autoflow/export/weather?cities=tv4.vader.sverige.orter.stockholm", false);

hr=pIXMLHTTPRequest->send();

pXMLDoc=pIXMLHTTPRequest->responseXML;

BSTR bstrString;
pIXMLHTTPRequest->get_responseText(&bstrString);

return bstrString;

}

This works fantastic the first time I use the function, however if I leave the program running for a while (and sees that the xml-document I'm trying to load is updated on the webserver) and call the function again, it returns with the same value of bstrString.. Can anyone please help me?

EDIT: It somehow works now, but only after my program has been idling for 5 minutes. I would like it to be able to retrieve the information straight away!

modified on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:32 AM

Excel's 2007 WorkbookBeforeSave Interface cancel problem

nitincop18-Feb-09 0:58

nitincop

18-Feb-09 0:58

We have developed an ATL/COM Addin component exe for Microsoft Excel in C++ 2005 studio and sinked all the Interface events.
The Problem is that when i try to save Excel workbook 2007 it is trapping well in "WorkbookBeforeSave "Interface.. But if i try to cancel the save with condition "* pCancel=VARIANT_TRUE" still it is allowing to save the WorkSheet.
Can anyone help me on a way out how to stop saving Excel workbook sheet?
Thanks in Advance

Problem with COleDispatchDriver::CreateDispatch(...). It is failing on x64 platform.

sumd17-Feb-09 23:21

sumd

17-Feb-09 23:21

Hello All,

I am tring to port my code to 64 bit machine.
I have installed XP64 bit and successfully compiled my code with x64 Active configuration in configuration settings.

I trying to get an IDispatch for a component already registred using

COleDispatchDriver::CreateDispatch(_T("ProgramID of Component"));

This code is not returning IDispatch when the code is build with x64 Active configuration in configuration settings.

But when I build code with Active Win32 configuration it works fine.

Any body knows the reason for the same? D'Oh! | :doh:

Thanks in Advance.

Error - hr = 0x80040110 Class does not support aggregation (or class object is remote)

pandit8416-Feb-09 17:54

pandit84

16-Feb-09 17:54

Hi ,
I am creating a Unit Test script in CPPUnit for a new component.
I am calling CoCreateInstance ()for a component to be created , but i am getting the error in subject line.
Please provide the comments so that i can resolve the issue.

Re: Error - hr = 0x80040110 Class does not support aggregation (or class object is remote)

«_Superman_»16-Feb-09 23:08

«_Superman_»

16-Feb-09 23:08

Since the COM component does not support aggregation, pass a NULL as the second parameter to CoCreateInstance.

«_Superman_»

Re: Error - hr = 0x80040110 Class does not support aggregation (or class object is remote)

pandit8416-Feb-09 23:27

pandit84

16-Feb-09 23:27

Actually my component support aggregation , i am making unit test script using CPPUnit framwork.

HRESULT hr = CLSIDFromString( _T("{3E31EB53-8CEF-4FC9-94AC-8619887851D3}"), &clsidTemp );

hr = CoCreateInstance(clsidTemp, GetControllingUnknown() ,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IUnknown,
(void**)&m_pMessageRouter);

here i am getting error in subject line in hr..
Please provide comments.

Re: Error - hr = 0x80040110 Class does not support aggregation (or class object is remote)

frx9617-Feb-09 14:13

frx96

17-Feb-09 14:13

//sClassName eg:ResoftSign.ResoftSignCtrl
//ResoftSign is the lib name
//ResoftSignCtrl is the class name
IDispatch* CreateClassComDispatch(BSTR sClassName)
{
CLSID clsid;
IUnknown *pUnk;
IDispatch *pDisp;
HRESULT hr;

CLSIDFromProgID(sClassName, &clsid);
hr = CoInitialize(NULL); //see here.
if(FAILED(hr))
return FALSE;
hr = CoCreateInstance(clsid,NULL,CLSCTX_ALL,IID_IUnknown,(void**)&pUnk);
if(FAILED(hr))
return FALSE;
hr = pUnk->QueryInterface(IID_IDispatch, (void **)&pDisp);
if(FAILED(hr))
{
pUnk->Release();
return FALSE;
}
return pDisp;
}

Interfacing with Excel Manager application

Aladin10116-Feb-09 6:35

Aladin101

16-Feb-09 6:35

Hi,

I have a C++ MFC application, where I’m trying to interface with an Excel Manager application from E*TRADE through COM.

My code is:

Excel::_ApplicationPtr XL;
Excel::_WorksheetPtr pSheet;
try
{
::CoInitialize(NULL);
HRESULT hr = XL.GetActiveObject(L"Excel.Application");
pSheet = XL->ActiveSheet;
_bstr_t name = pSheet->GetName();
}
catch(_com_error &error)
{
// error handling code
}

I have the Excel Manager open with an active workbook and an active sheet, but the code above throws an exception, as if no sheet existed.
When I run the code, a new Excel program is shown on the task bar, next to the Excel Manager, but there’s no new EXCEL.EXE process started, so it appears that no new Excel instance is created. However, I cannot access the Excel Manager sheet through the code above. If I create a workbook and sheet in the new Excel program window, the code works correctly and shows the name of the created sheet.

How can I access the Excel Manager workbook and sheets?

Sharing variable between instances of COM object?

Mike the Red16-Feb-09 1:43

Mike the Red

16-Feb-09 1:43

I need to share values between two instances of a COM object.

In most of the C++ COM examples I've read, an extern UINT g_DllLockCount is declared in stdafx.h and used to maintain a count of references to the Dll. DllCanUnloadNow() then uses this to determine if the Dll can be unloaded.

I've tried adding an extern BSTR g_bString to the stdafx.h, and modifying DllCanUnloadNow() to return S_FALSE if g_bString isn't NULL.

I've added three functions to the COM Server - one to set a string value, one to retreive the string value, and one to set the value to NULL so the Dll can unload.

In my test app, I created the COM object and gave the string a value, destroyed the COM object, created another COM object, retreived the string value, then set the string to NULL so the Dll can unload. The value retreived is the initialized value of g_bString, rather than the one I set.

My questions now, are:
(1) Is what I'm trying to do even possible with COM ?
(2) Is the method outlined above correct, and it's most likely an implementation issue, or is the method itself flawed?

Any information or suggested reading ya'll can provide would be greatly appreciated.

MZR

Re: Sharing variable between instances of COM object?

frx9616-Feb-09 17:44

frx96

16-Feb-09 17:44

you can use share memory when sharing data between EXE and COM or between COM and COM:

CreateFileMapping OpenFileMapping MapViewOfFile

Re: Sharing variable between instances of COM object?

Mike the Red16-Feb-09 23:17

Mike the Red

16-Feb-09 23:17

Looks like I've got some serious reading to do...

Thanks for pointing the way, frx96!

Addin a port to firewall's exception list.

ShyamR15-Feb-09 23:58

ShyamR

15-Feb-09 23:58

Hello All,
I am trying to add a port to the windows firewall's exception list.
And I am using the INetFwProfile, INetFwOpenPort and INetFwOpenPorts COM interfaces for the purpose.

My problem is that all the required method calls on the interfaces are succeding
but without any effect, i.e. I can't see the ports in the exception list.

I am using following code sequence.
// Retrieve the collection of globally open ports.
hr = fwProfile->get_GloballyOpenPorts(&fwOpenPorts);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("get_GloballyOpenPorts failed: 0x%08lx\n", hr);
goto error;
}

// Create an instance of an open port.
hr = CoCreateInstance(
__uuidof(NetFwOpenPort),
NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
__uuidof(INetFwOpenPort),
(void**)&fwOpenPort
);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("CoCreateInstance failed: 0x%08lx\n", hr);
goto error;
}

// Set the port number.
hr = fwOpenPort->put_Port(portNumber);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("put_Port failed: 0x%08lx\n", hr);
goto error;
}

// Set the IP protocol.
hr = fwOpenPort->put_Protocol(ipProtocol);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("put_Protocol failed: 0x%08lx\n", hr);
goto error;
}

// Allocate a BSTR for the friendly name of the port.
fwBstrName = SysAllocString(name);
if (SysStringLen(fwBstrName) == 0)
{
hr = E_OUTOFMEMORY;
printf("SysAllocString failed: 0x%08lx\n", hr);
goto error;
}

// Set the friendly name of the port.
hr = fwOpenPort->put_Name(fwBstrName);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("put_Name failed: 0x%08lx\n", hr);
goto error;
}

// Opens the port and adds it to the collection.
hr = fwOpenPorts->Add(fwOpenPort);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("Add failed: 0x%08lx\n", hr);
goto error;
}

Please help me out...

calling COM using CreateObject ( late bind )

vineeshV15-Feb-09 23:22

vineeshV

15-Feb-09 23:22

hi
i have a COM definitions as

interface IMyInterface : IDispatch
{
[id(1), helpstring("method SetUserTicket")] HRESULT SetUserTicket([in] BSTR bstrTicket, [out,retval] VARIANT *varRetVal);

};
[
uuid(<some uuid="">),
version(1.0),
helpstring("My Type Library")
]
library MYLib
{

uuid(<som uuid="">),
helpstring("My Class")

coclass MyApis
{
[default] interface IMyInterface;
};
};

The output dll was formed as MY.dll
using reference add
the following line works in vb
dim aa as MYLib.MyApis
aa.SetUserTicket()

But when using CreateObject function as
CreateObject("MYLib.MyApis","") it was not working .
Is the function call is correct . or i need to pass any other names to the function.

vineesh

Re: calling COM using CreateObject ( late bind )

Mike the Red16-Feb-09 3:32

Mike the Red

16-Feb-09 3:32

Did you create all the registry entries for your COM Server? When you add a reference to the .dll, VB reads the .dll and accesses it directly. When you use CreateObject(ObjectID), COM looks up the ObjectID in the registry to get its GUID and then looks up the GUID in the registry to find your .dll and its type library.

To be able to use CreateObject(), there are several registry entries needed. Your library is MY.dll, so let's call the typelib MY.tlb. These are the minimum entries you need:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MYLib.MyApis = "My COM Server" (Friendly name)<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MYLib.MyApis\\CLSID = GUID_of_Class_MyApis<br />
<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\GUID_of_Class_MyApis = "My COM Server" (Friendly name)<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\GUID_of_Class_MyApis\\InProcServer32 = "[PATH]\MY.dll"<br />
				ThreadingModel = "Apartment" (This one is a value under InProcServer32, not a key)<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\GUID_of_Class_MyApis\\ProgID = "MYLib.MyApis"<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\GUID_of_Class_MyApis\\TypeLib = GUID_of_TypeLib<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\GUID_of_Class_MyApis\\Version = "1.0"<br />
<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Interface\\GUID_of_Interface_IMyInterface = "My COM Interface" (Friendly name)<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Interface\\GUID_of_Interface_IMyInterface\\TypeLib = GUID_of_TypeLib<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Interface\\GUID_of_Interface_IMyInterface\\Version = "1.0"<br />
<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\TypeLib\\GUID_of_TypeLib <br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\TypeLib\\GUID_of_TypeLib\\1.0 = "My COM Server Type Library" (Friendly name)<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\TypeLib\\GUID_of_TypeLib\\1.0\\0<br />
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\TypeLib\\GUID_of_TypeLib\\1.0\\0\\win32 = "[PATH]\MY.tlb"<br />

Technically there is a versioning issue here, so your \\GUID_of_Class_MyApis\\ProgID value should be "MYLib.MyApis.1" and then you'd create a VersionIndependentID key to associate "MYLib.MyApis" with "MYLib.MyApis.1"... but this isn't strictly necessary.

Though you can create them by hand using RegEdit, all of these keys should be created in your DLL's DllRegisterServer() method and they should be deleted in your DLL's DllUnregisterServer() method, for use with RegSvr32.exe

Hope this helps,

MZR

[HELP]Problems with Kodak scanner

Palermo4ever15-Feb-09 22:17

Palermo4ever

15-Feb-09 22:17

Hi all,

I used the application downloadable fron this website and I tested it using 3 scanners.
I have a problem only with ones: a Kodak ds3500
I installed the twain toolkit in order to verify the twain functionalities of this scanner and its behavior is good!
The scanner doesn't work only with "our" application!!! WTF | :WTF:

Can anyone explain me the reason about this problem????? Cry | :((

Thank you very much in advance

Rob

How do I un register and re register dlls in COM+ - need help

Slow Learner14-Feb-09 12:15

Slow Learner

14-Feb-09 12:15

Hi,

I need to un register/delete the existing dlls in COM+ and re register with the updated dlls. Could some one help me with how do I do it from the command line? We do not have test server to play around with it and be able to get it right with couple of trails. I will have to do on the production directly so please help me with the right syntax say for a Test.dll.

Thanks in advance.

-L

Re: How do I un register and re register dlls in COM+ - need help

Slow Learner14-Feb-09 12:31

Slow Learner

14-Feb-09 12:31

Hi,

I tried using regsvr32 <filename> to register and regsvr32 -u <filename> to un register. I did this on my Dev PC in command prompt by creating a brand new COM+ application in component services. I got the proper messages in a message box and I thought it was successful but when I looked under the COM+ I do not see those components installed. Am I missing some thing here?

Thanks,

-L

Re: How do I un register and re register dlls in COM+ - need help

Mike the Red16-Feb-09 3:52

Mike the Red

16-Feb-09 3:52

It depends.

I'm assuming that when you say "I looked under the COM+" you are trying to add a reference in some MS environment, and are selecting the COM+ tab in that dialog box.

RegSvr32 test.dll calls the DllRegisterServer() method within the DLL.
RegSvr32 -u test.dll calls the DllUnregisterServer() method within the DLL.

Unless these two methods return an error, you will get the "Succeeded" message, even if these are empty functions that just return S_OK. It doesn't matter, as far as RegSvr32 is concerned, if the DLL is (un)registered properly or not, so long as S_OK is returned.

Check your DllRegisterServer and DllUnregisterServer methods and make sure the registry keys are being created/deleted properly.

MZR

parse object array into string....

vijay.victory11-Feb-09 20:29

vijay.victory

11-Feb-09 20:29

hi experts,
I hav create a COM DLL using VC++6.0 application.which has a function :

[id(13), helpstring("method LngGenSuggW")] HRESULT LngGenSuggW([in]BSTR pwIpIscii,[out]VARIANT *pawSuggArray);

and my client application is in C# 2005.

which is as follows:

 COM_INSPELLLib.ComInSpell objCom = new COM_INSPELLLib.ComInSpell();
 String sIpWord;
 object  sSuggArray = new object() ;

 objCom.LngGenSuggW( sIpWord, out sSuggArray);

and I got the sSuggArray with the answer return by COM DLL.
which contains "3 strings" means string array.
but the problem is object does not contain any method to get these string back.

Is there any method or solution??

that converts or parse this object array sSuggArray into String array and
so that I can use it for further procedure.

please help me..
I try it.. but cant done..

waiting for ur valuable reply..

thanx & regards,
Victory. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Re: parse object array into string....

Mike the Red16-Feb-09 6:26

Mike the Red

16-Feb-09 6:26

If you know you're going to return 3 strings, why not just return an array of BSTRs, instead of VARIANT ?

Re: parse object array into string....

frx9616-Feb-09 18:25

frx96

16-Feb-09 18:25

1.Modify like this:
[out] BSTR* pawSuggArray

2.
"SAFEARRAY" maybe also can do this.

Need help asap on serial port

rj_21_200311-Feb-09 4:08

rj_21_2003

11-Feb-09 4:08

Hi can somebody help me out on how I would be able to sniff data from a com port that is already opened by another application?I really need this asap. If you know how please help me.

Re: Need help asap on serial port

Roger Stoltz11-Feb-09 22:27

Roger Stoltz

11-Feb-09 22:27

rj_21_2003 wrote:
I really need this asap.

This statement won't help you in any way. Rather the opposite.

rj_21_2003 wrote:
com port

This forum is about Component Object Model, not communication ports.

rj_21_2003 wrote:
I would be able to sniff data from a com port that is already opened by another application

Have a look at PortMon written by Mark Russinovich here[^].

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