Registering DLL with custom name

[vshankaa]

When I register a DLL which I made, using Regsvr32, it gets registered as ProjectName.ClassModuleName (Ex: prjForums.clsThreads), in the registry. How to make it register with a custom name or just the project name?

[woodyz]

When I register a DLL which I made, using Regsvr32, it gets registered as ProjectName.ClassModuleName (Ex: prjForums.clsThreads), in the registry. How to make it register with a custom name or just the project name?

The obvious questions are:
Why would you want to do that? What purpose could you have for this?

First - you get a custom name by naming the project and class to whatever "custom" name you want. You already can do that.

Second - it would be of no use to register a component without the class name. There would be no way for client applications to find the functionality your component exposes.

[vshankaa]

I failed to mention that the DLL is a Internet Explorer toolbar. So, in Internet Explorer it has a long name, that is, HelloProject.HelloBar (Project Name.Class Name). I want it to be just HelloProject.

[woodyz]

I failed to mention that the DLL is a Internet Explorer toolbar. So, in Internet Explorer it has a long name, that is, IndicBand.IndicBar (Project Name.Class Name). I want it to be just IndicBand.

There might be a way to change the name - I have never looked into that, but components are registered at the class level, and the ProgId will always be SomeProject.SomeClass.
However, you can give a VB6 project a definition on the project properties > general tab.
Of course, I am not sure that is of any help to you.