Installation
Borland C++Builder 6 installation
Code Gear Delphi 2007 installation
Visual Basic 2005 .NET installation
Visual C++ / C# 2005 .NET installation
Copy the file:
anyshape_dll.dll
in the System (or System32 directory) or in the current directory of your application.
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Since you are dealing with an Automation Component you must register it within your system using the command:
regsvr32.exe anyshape_dll.dll
A message should appear telling you that the registration has succeeded.
Note for Windows Win 64bit users: There are 2 regsvr32 applications. One of them is located in System32 folder and the other one is located in Syswow64. Try with the one located in SysWow64 folder.
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Note for Windows Vista / 7 users: On some builds of Windows Vista the registration fails. Sometimes the message "The module <<anyshape_dll.dll>> was loaded but the the call to DllRegisterServer failed with error code 0x8002801c" is displayed. The reason for this message is that some parts of the registry cannot be accessed.
In some other cases the successful registration message is displayed ... but no registration is actually performed.
To fix these problems you must run the regsvr32 application as an Administrator. You MUST do that even if you are already logged in as Administrator. To do that please follow the steps:
- create a desktop shortcut to application cmd.exe (found in the System32 directory).
- right-click the shortcut and choose Run As Administrator.
- change the path to the location where the anyshape_dll.dll is placed.
- write regsvr32 anyshape_dll.dll
If you are not able to Run the Cmd As Administrator you may also create a .bat file containing the command "regsvr32 anyshape_dll.dll" and then run that file As Administrator.
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You may also register the component from code. This is useful when you want to distribute the application to your customers.
Here is a C++ code which does the registration from within code:
char buffer[4096];
buffer[0] = 0;
GetModuleFileName(NULL, buffer, 4096);
HMODULE hDLL;
hDLL = LoadLibrary("anyshape_dll.dll"); // make sure
that the path is full !!!
if (hDLL != NULL){
typedef HRESULT (CALLBACK *HCRET)(void);
HCRET lpfnDllRegisterServer;
lpfnDllRegisterServer = (HCRET)GetProcAddress(hDLL, "DllRegisterServer");
if (lpfnDllRegisterServer == NULL)
; // the com sever might be corrupt
(*lpfnDllRegisterServer)(); // cal the registration function
FreeLibrary(hDLL);
}
else
; // the dll was not found
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Borland C++Builder 6 installation
For using this component within C++Builder environment you must install it first.
Choose:
Project | Import Type Library
From the list box "Import Type Library" choose "anyshape_dll" library.
You may select the "Palette Page" where this component will be installed. By default is "ActiveX" page.
Press the "Install" button.
Note:
There are some errors within C++Builder 6 environment which are not corrected by Borland.
Because of that you cannot use the public properties of this object.
You may use instead the methods behind the properties (such as set_OptimizationLevel).
See the examples and the help file.
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For using this component within Delphi environment you must install it first.
Choose:
Project | Import Type Library
From the list box "Import Type Library" choose "anyshape_dll" library.
You may select the "Palette Page" where this component will be installed. By default is "ActiveX" page.
Press the "Install" button.
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Code Gear Delphi 2007 installation
For using the component within Delphi environment you must install them
first.
Choose:
Component | Import Component
then
Import Type Library
From the list box "Registered Type Libraries" choose "anyshape_dll"
library.
You may select the "Palette Page" where this component will be
installed. Use a standard page such as "Additional" since not all
pages are displayed in some versions of Delphi.
Next. Finish.
Wait: the component is NOT installed yet in the Component Palette.
A unit called anyshape_dll_TLB.pas was created ... please remember
its path.
Create a new package from File | New | Others | Package. The
package contents will appear in the right part of the screen.
Right click the name of the project (which has bpl extension) and
choose Add... and in the "Unit file name" browse to the
location of anyshape_dll_TLB.pas (which was previously created).
Press OK.
Right click the name of the project (which has bpl extension) and
choose Install. A message should confirm the installation.
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For using this component within Visual Basic environment you must install it first.
Choose:
Project | References
Find and check the "anyshape_dll" library.
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Visual Basic 2005 .NET installation
For using this component within Visual Basic environment you must install it first.
Choose:
Project | Add References | COM
Find and check the "anyshape_dll" library.
Set the Solution platform type to Win32.
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Visual C++ 2005 .NET installation
For using this component within VC++ environment you must install it first.
Choose:
Project | Properties | References | Add New reference | COM
Find and check the "anyshape_dll" library.
Set the Solution platform type to Win32.
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the same applies for other .NET languages (C#, J#).