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Title: what does it mean !
Post by: jesterboy on June 19, 2005, 09:17:33 pm

when I hit start-run regsvr32.exe paintx.dll a dialog box comes up saying" dll register server in paintx.dll is succeeded" what does this mean  :-[

Title: Re: what does it mean !
Post by: JoyMonkey on June 19, 2005, 09:23:48 pm

I don't know, but you might want to read this thread:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,24993.0.html

Title: Re: what does it mean !
Post by: jesterboy on June 19, 2005, 09:58:57 pm

Well the person in question seemed to have solved his problem....... However it would have been nice if he said how he done it !

Title: Re: what does it mean !
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 20, 2005, 03:14:38 am

Quote from: jesterboy on June 19, 2005, 09:17:33 pm

when I hit start-run regsvr32.exe paintx.dll a dialog box comes up saying" dll register server in paintx.dll is succeeded" what does this mean

Title: Re: what does it mean !
Post by: youki on June 20, 2005, 04:13:08 am

regsvr32 is used to register COM objects.  COM is the Microsoft's Commun Object Model. Windows was (and is still even if .NET  is beginning to change that) based on this model.

a COM component can be used by windows applications, the Application can instanciate (create) the component and use it to call Method by quering Interfaces First. The call of a COM component is normalized. 

To be able to call a COM Component, it need to be registered in the system. It is not enough to have the file on your Drive.  To register the component in the system you use the utility Regsvr32  following by the name of the file where is stored the component (generaly a .DLL , but i could be a .OCX) . RegSrvr32 will write for you needed information in the windows registry.  Then Application will be able to use the component.

PaintX.dll seems simply to be a component you need to register. The message you read means "Now , the component is ready to use!"

COM object are very Similar to ActiveX  (ActiveX is based on COM) , ActiveX component are register in the same way.  Usually application you install did the registration for you  in Silent Mode, so you are not aware of what happens.

Title: Re: what does it mean !
Post by: jcrouse on June 20, 2005, 03:57:14 pm

Quote from: Howard_Casto on June 20, 2005, 03:14:38 am

Quote from: jesterboy on June 19, 2005, 09:17:33 pm

when I hit start-run regsvr32.exe paintx.dll a dialog box comes up saying" dll register server in paintx.dll is succeeded" what does this mean

Title: Re: what does it mean !
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 23, 2005, 05:22:02 pm

Quote from: jcrouse on June 20, 2005, 03:57:14 pm

Quote from: Howard_Casto on June 20, 2005, 03:14:38 am

Quote from: jesterboy on June 19, 2005, 09:17:33 pm

when I hit start-run regsvr32.exe paintx.dll a dialog box comes up saying" dll register server in paintx.dll is succeeded" what does this mean

Title: Re: what does it mean !
Post by: AlanS17 on June 23, 2005, 05:34:39 pm

Yeah if that's the reply you got from HC that means you caught him on a good day.  ;)