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  1. 11-17-2005, 04:53 AM #1
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    Solved: Register a dll via VBA

    Hello everybody.

    Here's my question. Is it necessary to register a dll to use it? The way I Know to register a dll is to go to Start, Run and register it manually. Is there any way to register a dll via VBA or via VB?

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  2. 11-17-2005, 05:22 AM #2
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    You will need to register an ActiveX DLL, but probably not a standard DLL.

    This MS article shows how to register an ActiveX DLL from a client

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=173407
    How To Register Your Custom ActiveX DLL from a Client
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  3. 11-17-2005, 05:39 AM #3
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    Now I'm busy. I'll have a look later. Thank you. Anyway I think it's the right article so I mark this thread as solved.
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    There's also a kb entry that installs and registers activex .dll and .ocx files here http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=447
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  5. 11-17-2005, 06:16 AM #5
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    John, that should work for custom dlls and ocx's but may not work for licenced ones.
    eg. mscomm32.ocx that comes with VB6 and may show that it is avail in your references (VBA) but would be unavail due to licencing. There is a way around this however.
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  6. 11-17-2005, 08:14 AM #6
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    Sorry. I haven't seen the kb entry. Thanks all of you for the link and the article: That's what I was looking for.
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