Sounds like your dll either does not support registration or it is using DllInstall (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb759846(VS.85).aspx) function for registration.
Have you tried registering it using regsvr32? Alex -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mike.tihonchik Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:45 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] command window error while running tallow -s I am trying to run tallow -s DataTrakPrinter.dll > printer.xml command in my command window, and I am getting the following error??? :-/ Any suggestions of what to do to fix it???? I am new to WiX.... Thanks in advance, Mike C:\develop\clientactivex\DataTrakPrinter\DataTrakPrinter\bin\Debug>tallow -s Dat aTrakPrinter.dll > printer.xml Failed to SelfReg: DataTrakPrinter.dll System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the t arget of an invocation. ---> System.EntryPointNotFoundException: Unable to find an entry point named 'DllRegisterServer' in DLL 'DataTrakPrinter.dll'. at DllRegisterServer() --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] argum ents, SignatureStruct& sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner) at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] argume nts, Signature sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwn er) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invoke Attr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture, Boolean skipVisib ilityChecks) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invoke Attr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Tools.Tallow.TallowMain.DynamicPInvoke (String dll, String entryPoint, Type returnType, Type[] parameterTypes, Object[] parameterValues) at Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Tools.Tallow.TallowMain..ctor(String[] args) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/command-window-error-while-running-tallow--s-tp16616082p16616082.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
