How to make an addon to register Dll libraries

[eliteos]

Sorry if this seems silly

but i'd like if someone explains how can I register dll files via addons

thanks in advance

[ricktendo]

Can you say what DLL and where its located on the Windows install

[eliteos]

It's a dll file jetaudio register file extension with located in Program Files\JetAudio\JetFlExt.dll

I try to make an addon for jetaudio 7, everything went fine except the shell extension of the program. After several trials I figure out that this dll 's responsible for the shell extension. I register it manually and it works but how to make this via an addon.

Edited November 6, 2008 by eliteos

[Guest]

in the install section

add

RegisterDLLs=Dll.Register

and

make

[Dll.Register]

and add after it

16422,%ProgramFolder%,%dllFile%,1

that should do it

[ricktendo]

This should do it (OCEntry should be changed to whatever you have under [Optional Components])

[OCEntry]
OptionDesc=...
Tip=...
Modes=...
CopyFiles=...
AddReg=...
RegisterDLLs=ShellExt.DLL

[ShellExt.DLL]
16422,JetAudio,JetFlExt.dll,1

[eliteos]

Thanks for help DaRk MaDnEsS & ricktendo64

It finally works perfectly

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[*Reaper*]

Hey Rick....

Using your example....

How would you un-register a dll when

uninstalling a program?

[Guest]

Hey Rick....

Using your example....

How would you un-register a dll when

uninstalling a program?

i will answer this one

use

UnregisterDlls=

just as simple as this

[ricktendo]

Yes use UnRegisterDLLs with the same section you used to Register them (it runs before DelFiles) example:

[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles=...
AddReg=...
RegisterDLLs=DLL.Files

[DLL.Files]
16422,SubDir\SubSubDir,dllname.dll,1
11,,dllname.dll,1	; if there is no SubDir leave that part blank

[Uninstall]
UnRegisterDLLs=DLL.Files
DelFiles=...
DelReg=...

As you can see by the example I use the same section to register and un-register one or more dll's

But sometimes UnRegisterDLLs will not work if you use advpack.dll to launch the uninstall section, then you have to use RunPreSetupCommands like this:

[Uninstall]
BeginPrompt=...
RunPreSetupCommands=DLL.UnRegServer
DelFiles=...
DelReg=...
EndPrompt=...

[DLL.UnRegServer]
"REGSVR32 /u /s ""%16422%\SubDir\SubSubDir\dllname.dll"""
"REGSVR32 /u /s %11%\dllname.dll"