Mastering the Art of COM/ActiveX Interoperability in Software Development

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
  • Command Line
  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
    * IAdvancedInstaller
    * IAdvinstProject
    * IProductDetails
    * IFolder
    * ILaunchConditionsComponent
    * IFilesComponent
    * IIniFilesComponent
    * IShortcut
    * ITempFile
    * IXmlFile
    * IDirectoryMember
    * IRegistryComponent
    * IInstallParameters
    * IBuildComponent
    * ITextFileUpdatesComponent
    * ITextUpdateFile
    * ITextUpdateAppendOrCreate
    * ITextUpdateReplace
    * IFileAssociations
    * IDefaultProgramFA
    * IExtensionFA
    * IProgIdFA
    * IVerbFA
    * IEnvironment
    * IEnvironmentVariable
    * IProductCode
    * IUpgradeCode
    * IMergeModulesComponent
    * IMergeModule
    * IDigitalSignature
    * ICustomActionsComponent
    * ITranslationsComponent
    * IDriversComponent
    * ISearch
    * IServices
    * IOrganizationComponent
    * IComComponent
    * IComClass
    * IComClassActiveX
    * IComClassAppId
    * IComInterface
    * IComPlus
    * IComTypeLibrary
    * IRemoveFilesComponent
    * IRemoveFile
    * IUpdatesProject
    * IUpdaterComponent
    * IPatchProject
    * IPropertyComponent
    * IProperty
    * IPathVariable
    * IMsixComponent
    * IMsixDependencies
    * IMsixDriverDependency
    * IMsixDriverConstraint
    * IMsixExternalDependency
    * IMsixPackageDependency
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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IComClassActiveX

Declaration

IComClassActiveX: IDispatch

Overview

This interface is meant to edit COM classes that will be registered.

Properties

Bool IsActivXContro - Gets or sets class as an ActiveX control.

Bool IsProgrammable - Gets or sets class as programmable.

Bool IsInsertable - Gets or sets the option of the class to appear in the Insert Object dialog box list box when used by COM container applications.

String BitmapPath - Gets or sets the bitmap path.

UINT BitmapResourceId - Gets or sets the bitmap resource id.

UINT Default - Gets or sets the option that specifies if no subkey that corresponds to a DvAspect is found, it uses the default value of Misc Status. Accepts null value.

UINT Content - Gets or sets a representation of an object so it can be displayed as an embedded object inside of a container. This value is typically specified for compound document objects. The presentation can be provided for the screen or printer. Accepts null value.

UINT Thumbnail - Gets or sets a thumbnail representation of an object so it can be displayed in a browsing tool. The thumbnail is approximately a 120 by 120 pixel, 16-color (recommended) device-independent bitmap potentially wrapped in a metafile.

UINT Icon - Gets or sets an iconic representation of an object.

UINT Docprint - Gets or sets a representation of the object on the screen as though it were printed to a printer using the Print command from the File menu. The described data may represent a sequence of pages.

String Extensions - Gets or sets the extensions which will be viewed using the control.

Array ImplementedCategories - Gets the categories this COM implements.

Methods

AddCategory(String aGUID) - defines a new implemented category.

AddDotNetCategory() - specifies that this COM implements “.NET Category”.

AddSafeForScriptingCategory() - specifies that this COM implements “Controls that are safely scriptable” category.

AddSafeForInitializingCategory() - specifies that this COM implements “Controls safely initializable from persistent data” category.

RemoveCategory(String aCategory) - removes the specified category.

See also

IComComponent

IComClass

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