PRB: Using MFC OLE Components with Transaction Server (165605)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Transaction Server 1.0
Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 4.2
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 4.2
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 5.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 5.0

This article was previously published under Q165605

SYMPTOMS

When registering and viewing a Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) OLE component with the Microsoft Transaction Server Explorer, the following warning appears:

Some of the objects properties were missing or damaged. This can occur if the registry entries associated with the item are changed by some other program. Damaged items must be deleted and re-created.

CAUSE

MFC inproc servers do not register their interfaces in the interface section of the registry. When they are configured to run in a Microsoft Transaction Server package, the interfaces must be registered so that COM can marshal the interfaces or use OLEAUT32. Because the information is not in the registry, you receive an E_NOINTERFACE error, 80004002.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, register the interfaces. See the revised DllRegisterServer code in the "More Information" section of this article.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Transaction Server version 1.0.

MORE INFORMATION

The following code is a revised DllRegisterServer from an MFC server that should register the interface of an automation object. The interface is registered by the call to RegisterTypeLib, as long as the interface is described by the type library.

Sample Code

   STDAPI DllRegisterServer(void)
   {
       USES_CONVERSION;
       AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState());
       COleObjectFactory::UpdateRegistryAll();

       ITypeLib *pTLB;
       OLECHAR *pModuleName;
       HRESULT hr = S_FALSE;
       TCHAR fileName[MAX_PATH];
       if(!GetModuleFileName(AfxGetApp()->m_hInstance, fileName,MAX_PATH))
           return hr;
       pModuleName = T2OLE(fileName);
       hr=LoadTypeLib(pModuleName,&pTLB);
       if(FAILED(hr))
           return hr;

       hr=RegisterTypeLib(pTLB,pModuleName,NULL);
       pTLB->Release();

       return hr;
   }

REFERENCES

For additional information, please click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

154664 PRB: Dispatch Interface for Automation Object Must Be Registered

185174 INFO: Latest Version of Microsoft Transaction Server

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	8/18/2005
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbprb KB165605