register ocx

[ken]

I need to run an exe before registering my attached ocx. Is this possible? It tries to register my ocx before running the exe. I can't find a way to reverse this.

[Cata]

That is not possible yet. May I suggest registering the OCX in a custom action as well?
Cata

[ken]

Ok, how exactly would I do this?

1. I add a custom actionon the install.

2. Point the source path to my ocx and the source type to dll.

3. In execution properties what would the function name be? Would I type regsvr32 <filename>.ocx?

Thanks for your help.

[Cata]

Argh you're right. You can only run installed/attached files in your custom actions. I got confused because we are trying to add this feature to the 1.4 version.

The only way it would work is if you'd create an attached custom action with regsvr32 inside. Not nice I'm afraid...

Cata

[gus2000]

It is possible to add a custom action, DLL file and to start the DllRegisterServer function of your OCX : it give the same result as Regsvr32.

Guillaume