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Webbee - 30 Sep 2004 18:39 GMT

Ok I started this post in another thread but the topic I think should be
placed here based on my current status.

I have built a DLL that returns this error when accessed from an ASP page:
DDE Error:369 :Operation not valid in an ActiveX DLL

Here is the code:
Public Function DDEInitiate() As String

On Error GoTo Err_DDE

With lblGMDDE
.LinkMode = vbLinkNone
.LinkTopic = "GoldMine|Data"
.LinkMode = vbLinkManual

.LinkItem = "&UserName"
.LinkRequest
DDEInitiate = .Caption
End With

Exit Function

Err_DDE:
If Err = 282 Then
DDEInitiate = 282
Else
'Err.Description = "DDE Error:" & Err & " :" & Err.Description
DDEInitiate = "DDE Error:" & Err & " :" & Err.Description
End If

End Function

Nothing really fancy and I run it from a Class called GM with this Functions:
Public Function GetUserID() As String
GetUserID = frmDDE.DDEInitiate
End Function

Again, nothing really fancy but yet I still get stumped.

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Webbee - 30 Sep 2004 20:15 GMT

Ok I changed the DLL to an EXE and that helps. If I reference this from
another VB program it works great! But if I reference this from an ASP page I
get a 282 error. Here is the ASP page code that I'm using.

<% Option Explicit

    Dim oGMUser 'Create an object for the component
    Dim Username 'Create a string to hold the result

    'Create an instance of the Component we just wrote
    Set oGMUser = CreateObject("GMCurrentUser.GM_Class")

    'Call the IsLeapYear function in our component, and
    'store the result
    UserName = oGMUser.GetUserID

    'Close the instance, good programming practice
    Set oGMUser = Nothing

%>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Gm User</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<%
    'Let the user know
        Response.Write UserName
%>
</BODY>
</HTML>

> Ok I started this post in another thread but the topic I think should be
> placed here based on my current status.
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>
> Again, nothing really fancy but yet I still get stumped.

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Help with first DLL