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Bandit - 26 Aug 2005 14:24 GMT

Hello all,

I have a client that provides me with an ActiveX written in Visual Basic. I
would very much like an IDL file with this ActiveX, but the programmer that
made it is not sure if this is possible with Visual Basic. (I need the IDL
file as a sceleton for building a simulator for this ActiveX)

Does anyone know if it is possible to export IDL files from Visual Basic?

Bandit

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Ralph - 26 Aug 2005 16:50 GMT

> Hello all,
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> Bandit

Well yes and no.
You can use OLE Viewer to capture the 'typelib', the result of the 'idl' and
use that to recreate your own with only minor adjustments. Here is an
interesting source:
http://brucem.mystarband.net/mckinney2a.htm
Download the win typlib for examples of how to create your own idl, register
it, data types, etc. It also provides a very useful tool for all your
windows develoment.

There are others.
http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Article/19830/0/page/2

As for the programmer of the component, it should be easier for him to
provide the idl for you, than for you to rebuild it. What is it built with
it? Please don't say ATL or VC++, because if that is the case then he is
just blowing smoke, as both of those enviroments build an IDL and typelib by
default. <g>

hth
-ralph

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Export IDL from Visual Basic