Computerworld ran an article saying DEC Vax users are facing up to the inevitability that the platform is dying.
How could anyone allow themselves to be quoted for this article? I'd be embarrased. This writing has been on the wall for the past 10 years!
Related to my
SQL2K webservice post, I spent a couple hours on distributing my .NET/COM object the other day (leading to a few “
” moments). I knew the solution was simple but finding the missing detail on the msdn site was very elusive. Keywords like GAC, install, deployment, etc. are all grossly recurring terms. I even posted to the newsgroups and didn't get an answer back... oh well!
So here are the instructions in the event I ever need them again...
(1) Strong name the assembly.
(2) Create a Setup project.
(3) Right click the setup project and choose 'View/File System'. Add the “Global Assembly Cache Folder“ and drop the primary output from the .NET/COM Object into it.
(4) Highlight the output sitting in the GAC Folder and change the Register property to “vsdrpCOM“.
That's it! I missed step 3 and now can't believe I ever missed that step.
Oh well, onward...