运行CLIREG32的正确语法？

Question

I'm trying to install a legacy VB6 client on a Windows 7 (64-bit) machine that can talk to a DCOM server written in Visual C++. I know I need to run CLIREG32 and pass it the .VBR file as a parameter. I'm trying it like this:

clireg32 myvbrfilehere.vbr -s <ip address> -d -l

It seems to run without a hitch, but I think I should be able to search the registry and see the IP address i entered as a parameter. So something tells me I'm missing something during this command. (I've also tried adding -t mytypelibrary.tlb but that doesn't help either)

Any thoughts on using this ancient technology? I'm not in a position to rebuild everything right now. I'm starting to get desperate...

Thanks

Answer 1

There is at least limited information in Microsoft article Q155939.

( Archived copy .)

Paraphrasing the useful parts:

Q155939: HOWTO: Use Clireg32.exe for Remote Automation

 Article: Q155939 Last Modified: 31-JUL-1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article provides an explanation of Clireg32.exe and how it is used for remote automation. MORE INFORMATION ================ The Clireg32.exe component allows you to register an OLE server (.exe) remotely. It differs from the Remote Automation Connection Manager (RacMan) in that the server does not need to be located on the machine registering it. The Setup Wizard handles the maintenance of registering remote servers for you. NOTE: Remote servers and Clireg files are stored in the \\Windows\\Olesrv\\ directory, which is similar to Visual Basic if it is installed via the Setup Wizard. The Clireg32.exe program takes a number of parameters. The only required one is the name of the .vbr file (generated with the server during build): Clireg32 myexesvr.vbr In order to fully register a remote server, you must provide the network name, network protocol, and security access. Clireg32 prompts you with a dialog box if these options are not passed. For a list of all the parameters, simply execute Clireg32.exe by itself. 

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