Register COM-classes

Question

Hi,  I'm building com-libraries with VB-forms to extend a application. I notice a difference between classes written in VB.Net and C#.

In VB.Net there is the COM-class template. I use this, I build it, register the COM-guid in the application and it's working.

For C# I need to do a few more steps. Besides the fact there is no COM-class template and you need to write your own, after building the project and registering the GUID, the COM-class cannot be found. After putting the COM-class in the GAC and running the tool RegAsm.exe-tool the C# COM-class can be found.

Why the difference?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

Regards,

Chris

Answer 1

Hello Chris,

Thank you for your question.  This forum is specifically for discussion of Interoperability Scenarios related to our Open Protocol Specifications Documentation.  Information about the Open Protocol Specifications program and documentation can be found here, http://www.microsoft.com/protocols/default.mspx

 

From what I find, a more appropriate forum for you question may be the C# General forum, http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/csharpgeneral/threads

 

You may also want to provide your feedback regarding the absence of a COM Class template for C# to Microsoft Connect, https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/

 

I hope this helps.

 

Regards,
Mark Miller
Escalation Engineer
US-CSS DSC PROTOCOL TEAM