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DLL Registration in NAV 2013 R2 RTC

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Posted on by subrata.bauri 1,144

Dear Sir,

A custom DLL (Automation) is working fine in the client machine where the DLL is created. This Client Machine is also used as a Developer Machine.

Now I want to use this DLL in every Client Machine. I don't want to put this DLL file in the Server.

I've registered (using RegAsm) the DLL in other client machine successfully & seen that the DLL is defined as Myautomation.Unknown in the C/ALL Global Variable window & for this "Unknown" class name, I'm facing an error like "Cannot create an instance of an Automation Server with CLSID".

[And I've also noticed that if I change the class name correctly instead of "Unknown" then the problem is solved.]

To solve this problem I have to access the Database using Developer Environment from that Client machine & manually changed the information in the C/ALL Global Variable Windows. But it's not expected that every client PC should have the "Developer Environment" installed.

How to solve this problem?

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  • Erik Hougaard Profile Picture
    Erik Hougaard 177 on at

    If you get "unknown" it is because the GUID of the automation controller is different? How do you you register the automation on the clients ?

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    keoma Profile Picture
    keoma 32,729 on at

    the (registered) name Myautomation.Unknown means: the registration was not sucessful.

    so,

    * check if you used admin mode when registering the dll

    * use regasm with option codebase

    * before rerun registering with regasm remove the registering

  • subrata.bauri Profile Picture
    subrata.bauri 1,144 on at

    I've registered the DLL using RegAsm.EXE utility.

  • subrata.bauri Profile Picture
    subrata.bauri 1,144 on at

    I believe that if there is any registration issue then the automation should not be present in the list of Automation Server. When it's there that's mean the registration is done successfully.

    But it's showing the wrong class name (as Unknown Class) instead of actual class name.

  • keoma Profile Picture
    keoma 32,729 on at

    did you use option /codebase when registering the automation?

    did you get an successful result from regasm ?

    did you run the command shell in admin mode ?

    did you remove the registration before new registration (i assume you tried it more than one times) ?

    what is the registered name on the development machine ?

  • subrata.bauri Profile Picture
    subrata.bauri 1,144 on at

    I have build a DLL (in C#) for NAV 2013 R2 Application.

    Register(Using RegAsm) this in one of the Client Machines (32 bit Client Machine) and then declare this DLL in the C/AL Global windows of a Page (Page ID 43) in NAV 2013 R2 Database as..

    Name     DataType          Subtype                         Length

    csc         Automation       'CSClb'.Class1

    Now I want to register this DLL in other Client Machine. I do the same process for the successful registration. But the same Page (Page ID 43) gives an error message like.."Cannot create an instance of an Automation Server with CLSID". Because I have seen that this Page (Page ID 43) does get proper dll reference in the C/AL Global windows. It looks in the C/AL Global Windows as..

    Name     DataType          Subtype                         Length

    csc         Automation       'CSClb'.Unknown Class

    To rectify this issue I have to take support of "Developer Environment" but every Client does not have the "Developer Environment" installed.

    I just want to know how solve this type of issue without any "Developer Environment".

     

    Is it Possible ?

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    keoma Profile Picture
    keoma 32,729 on at

    did you develope an automation (com object) or a .net assembly ?

    for developing an automation goto:

    techblog.byllemos.com/.../writing-an-automation-for-navision-in-c

    registering an automation:

    regasm myTest.dll /tlb:myTest.tlb /codebase

    url: msdn.microsoft.com/.../tzat5yw6(v=vs.110).aspx

    check also the used version of regasm. in this case use the .net 2 (or 3.5) framework. if you use the .net 4.5 framework or higher, then this could be the problem.

  • subrata.bauri Profile Picture
    subrata.bauri 1,144 on at

    I followed the same as mentioned.

  • keoma Profile Picture
    keoma 32,729 on at

    please describe more details. what did you try at least ? what are the results ?

  • subrata.bauri Profile Picture
    subrata.bauri 1,144 on at

    The following URLs help me to develop & register the Automation (built in .NET 3.5).

    techblog.byllemos.com/.../writing-an-automation-for-navision-in-c

    dynamicsuser.net/.../33642.aspx

    www.geeksengine.com/.../register-dll.html

    http://demiliani.com/blog/archive/2005/09/19/2965.aspx

    During registration I have not used the GAC tool.

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