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Integrate Regsvr32 with Shell (Click to register/unregister .dll or .ocx or .tlb

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Submitted on: 11/14/2003 9:25:49 AM
By: Knoton
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Now updated with the possiblity to register/unregister typelibs (*.tlb) it can now also handle long filenames, thanks Vlad :-) I got tired of using regsvr32 the old way, so I integrated it to the shell. Makes life easier to register/unregister an .dll or .ocx file with just an click. I can´t figure out why I have not thought about it before :-))) What you need to do is to create your own .reg file putting in below info using notepad and naming the file to regsvr32.reg Or you can download my already made .reg file

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\Shell\Register] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\Shell\Register\Command] @="Regsvr32 \"%L\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\Shell\Unregister] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\Shell\Unregister\Command] @="Regsvr32 /u \"%L\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile\Shell\Register] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile\Shell\Register\Command] @="Regsvr32 \"%L\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile\Shell\Unregister] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile\Shell\Unregister\Command] @="Regsvr32 /u \"%L\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tlb] @="typelib" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\shell\Register\command] @="regtlib \"%L\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\shell\Unregister\command] @="regtlib -u \"%L\""

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11/14/2003 11:22:31 AM:Knoton
I forgot to mention that you ofcourse also need to run the .reg file to apply the data into the registry :-)

11/14/2003 12:33:45 PM:<big><font color=''&HFF2222''>WKG Software</font></big>
Hey, thanks! This will be quite useful.

11/14/2003 1:29:44 PM:Serge Lachapelle
Excellent, why i have not thought about it before ! you can do it also for .ACM and .AX (audio/video codecs)

11/14/2003 2:32:47 PM:Knoton
I am glad you like it. The simpliest solutions are often the best ones :-)

11/14/2003 4:56:42 PM:
Sweet...

11/15/2003 12:33:34 AM:MrBobo
Neat isn't it - though it has been posted many times before...just a few from my database... CodeId=8725 CodeId=39500 CodeId=32915 CodeId=30755 CodeId=24498 CodeId=13246 CodeId=12020 CodeId=970 9 CodeId=46775

11/15/2003 2:13:46 AM:Knoton
Hehehehe Well, looks like it needs posting many times since there still is people who hasn´t thought about this :-)) I know I am one of them.

11/19/2003 7:44:23 AM:Vlad Vissoultchev
Replace %1 with %L to get long file names support. Now guess how "regtlib -q \"%L\"" and "regtlib -q -u \"%L\"" can be used :-))) HTH, </wqw>

11/19/2003 1:11:59 PM:Knoton
%L is good to know thanks Vlad :-) Regtlib is for making typelibraries.

11/19/2003 1:13:24 PM:Knoton
Correction regtlib is for registering/Unregistering typelibs...

11/19/2003 1:18:02 PM:Knoton
Vlad - Where in the registry do I find "tlbFile" ?

11/21/2003 5:03:38 AM:Vlad Vissoultchev
Knoton, check out this reg script: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tlb] @=" typelib" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\s hell\Register TypeLib\command] @="regtlib -q \"%L\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\sh ell\Unregister TypeLib\command] @="regtlib -q -u \"%L\"" HTH, </wqw>

11/21/2003 11:35:00 PM:Masino Sinaga
Makes me easier to register .ocx and .dll file. Thank you for sharing this. Simple but great!

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