I hope I word this correctly... [Resolved]

[Dave Sell]

Please read what I am trying to do, maybe you can offer me some guidance - all I really need is a book for reference and help:


I want MyProject.MyClass, an ActiveX EXE to load when the OS loads, like a service that runs all day.

Then in VB6APP1 I create an Object reference:

Set Object = Server.GetObject(MyProject.MyClass)

Lets say I change a Property:

Object.State = 12

Then VBAPP1 goes away:

Set Object = Nothing

Then an hour later in VB6APP2, a totally different app, wants to do the same:

Set Object = Server.GetObject(MyProject.MyClass)

Lets say I test the same Property:

intState = Object.State ' I excpect intState to be 12

Then VB6APP2 goes away:

Set Object = Nothing

Is such a thing possible in the realm of COM and VB6?

I 'm pretty sure this can be done with C++, but I would very much like to stay working with either VB6 or VB.NET. In other words I need to make a persistent ActiveX EXE server. or service (i think!)

Thanks for any advice!

Dave Sell

< Edit: Changed CreateObject to GetObject >