Re: [WiX-users] Extracting COM data from executable COM servers (AppID) with heat.exe

2006-12-22 Thread Bob Arnson
Eric Hybner wrote: I'll submit an enhancement request for Heat. It seems like we could add a switch (perhaps in file-mode only if it is too giving us much rope for directories) that would override the registry location, run an exe with the regserver switch, capture the diff, and provide the

Re: [WiX-users] Extracting COM data from executable COM servers(AppID) with heat.exe

2006-12-21 Thread Wilson, Phil
_ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Hybner Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 3:07 PM To: Bob Arnson Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Extracting COM data from executable COM servers(AppID) with heat.exe As always, thank you for your help, Bob.

Re: [WiX-users] Extracting COM data from executable COM servers (AppID) with heat.exe

2006-12-21 Thread Eric Hybner
As always, thank you for your help, Bob. I'll submit an enhancement request for Heat. It seems like we could add a switch (perhaps in file-mode only if it is too giving us much rope for directories) that would override the registry location, run an exe with the regserver switch, capture the dif

Re: [WiX-users] Extracting COM data from executable COM servers (AppID) with heat.exe

2006-12-21 Thread Bob Arnson
Eric Hybner wrote: Do y'all have any pointers for extracting COM data from executable COM servers? The technique Heat uses to detect self-reg data only works on in-proc servers. I don't think there's a way for Heat to support out-of-proc servers. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org --

[WiX-users] Extracting COM data from executable COM servers (AppID) with heat.exe

2006-12-20 Thread Eric Hybner
Do y'all have any pointers for extracting COM data from executable COM servers? When I heat (-gg) BOB.exe (a legacy VB component not quite ready to be retired) for example, I get something like this: I get the HKCR\Interface\{6DD...} and HKCR\TypeLib\{6DD...} d