Question: How do I register an ocx file to the registry for my application?

[fenwah]

I need to register a dbgrid32.ocx component to my application using code...not just going to the Format-->Components screen. However, I need to do it behind the scenes on my splash screen. I've been looking high and low for answers but haven't found anything concrete. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[David Laplante]

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=90684&highlight=regsrv

Dave

[fenwah]

Actually I'm trying to automate this in the code on the splash screen so when the user opens the application, the code does this for them behind the scenes. I think what you gave me was for the Start button, then Run, and type that regsvr... in.

[fenwah]

Shell "Regsvr32.exe c:\winnt\system32\dbgrid32.ocx", 1

Now if I want to hide that from the user, I would use

Shell "Regsvr32.exe /s c:\winnt\system32\dbgrid32.ocx", 1

[David Laplante]

use a 0 (zero) instead of the 1 as the second argument of the shell command