How to initalize COM from an ASP.NET

[POnfri]

I'm developing an ASP page for my group at work that manages MS virtual
Server images. If i make a call to initalize com by using COInitializeEX and
security ect.. I get a dreadful meassage stating that i need to do this
before any marshalling ect.. are done.

It does not seem to matter were i do this (Page_Load, OnInit). Now i did
decide to not worrie about this and make the api calls i need to make inot
virtual server and it works, BUT, now when i try to get a class object of a
remote virtual server i'm getting an error and was wondering if its because i
didnt initialize COM.

So the question is. For web based apps (Web Services, ASP) do i have to
initialize com? If so how do i do it so i dont get that error ?

Thanks!

[Brock Allen]

This isn't something you'd call from ASP.NET since you're being hosted in
someone else's app (aspnet_wp.exe or w3wp.exe). My recollection is that you
need to call CoInitSec to do certain things with the virtual server API,
yes? This isn't really going to fly in ASP.NET, so you'll need to build a
seperate Win32 process where you have control over the COM security model.
This can be done from managed code, but my recollection is that there are
some snaffus. So, you'll need to make this seperate process available via
remoting or some other IPC mechanism to your ASP.NET code.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

I'm developing an ASP page for my group at work that manages MS
virtual Server images. If i make a call to initalize com by using
COInitializeEX and security ect.. I get a dreadful meassage stating
that i need to do this before any marshalling ect.. are done.

It does not seem to matter were i do this (Page_Load, OnInit). Now i
did decide to not worrie about this and make the api calls i need to
make inot virtual server and it works, BUT, now when i try to get a
class object of a remote virtual server i'm getting an error and was
wondering if its because i didnt initialize COM.

So the question is. For web based apps (Web Services, ASP) do i have
to initialize com? If so how do i do it so i dont get that error ?

Thanks!

[POnfri]

Thanks a bunch Brock,

Guess its time to get a book or something and figure this out. I'm fairly
new to alot of this stuff so learning as i go. If ya got any good reads
please let me know.

Thanks

"Brock Allen" wrote:

This isn't something you'd call from ASP.NET since you're being hosted in
someone else's app (aspnet_wp.exe or w3wp.exe). My recollection is that you
need to call CoInitSec to do certain things with the virtual server API,
yes? This isn't really going to fly in ASP.NET, so you'll need to build a
seperate Win32 process where you have control over the COM security model.
This can be done from managed code, but my recollection is that there are
some snaffus. So, you'll need to make this seperate process available via
remoting or some other IPC mechanism to your ASP.NET code.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

I'm developing an ASP page for my group at work that manages MS
virtual Server images. If i make a call to initalize com by using
COInitializeEX and security ect.. I get a dreadful meassage stating
that i need to do this before any marshalling ect.. are done.

It does not seem to matter were i do this (Page_Load, OnInit). Now i
did decide to not worrie about this and make the api calls i need to
make inot virtual server and it works, BUT, now when i try to get a
class object of a remote virtual server i'm getting an error and was
wondering if its because i didnt initialize COM.

So the question is. For web based apps (Web Services, ASP) do i have
to initialize com? If so how do i do it so i dont get that error ?

Thanks!

[Brock Allen]

Oh gosh -- you're learning .NET *and* COM at the same time? That's quite
an endeavor. As for the best COM/.NET interop guide, check out ".NET and
COM The Complete Interoperability Guide" by Nathan.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Thanks a bunch Brock,

Guess its time to get a book or something and figure this out. I'm
fairly new to alot of this stuff so learning as i go. If ya got any
good reads please let me know.

Thanks

"Brock Allen" wrote:

This isn't something you'd call from ASP.NET since you're being
hosted in someone else's app (aspnet_wp.exe or w3wp.exe). My
recollection is that you need to call CoInitSec to do certain things
with the virtual server API, yes? This isn't really going to fly in
ASP.NET, so you'll need to build a seperate Win32 process where you
have control over the COM security model. This can be done from
managed code, but my recollection is that there are some snaffus. So,
you'll need to make this seperate process available via remoting or
some other IPC mechanism to your ASP.NET code.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

I'm developing an ASP page for my group at work that manages MS
virtual Server images. If i make a call to initalize com by using
COInitializeEX and security ect.. I get a dreadful meassage stating
that i need to do this before any marshalling ect.. are done.

It does not seem to matter were i do this (Page_Load, OnInit). Now i
did decide to not worrie about this and make the api calls i need to
make inot virtual server and it works, BUT, now when i try to get a
class object of a remote virtual server i'm getting an error and was
wondering if its because i didnt initialize COM.

So the question is. For web based apps (Web Services, ASP) do i have
to initialize com? If so how do i do it so i dont get that error ?

Thanks!

[POnfri]

HeHe, yeah very painful but its been a great experiance. Thanks a bunch for
the tip ont he book. I will check it out.

"Brock Allen" wrote:

Oh gosh -- you're learning .NET *and* COM at the same time? That's quite
an endeavor. As for the best COM/.NET interop guide, check out ".NET and
COM The Complete Interoperability Guide" by Nathan.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Thanks a bunch Brock,

Guess its time to get a book or something and figure this out. I'm
fairly new to alot of this stuff so learning as i go. If ya got any
good reads please let me know.

Thanks

"Brock Allen" wrote:

This isn't something you'd call from ASP.NET since you're being
hosted in someone else's app (aspnet_wp.exe or w3wp.exe). My
recollection is that you need to call CoInitSec to do certain things
with the virtual server API, yes? This isn't really going to fly in
ASP.NET, so you'll need to build a seperate Win32 process where you
have control over the COM security model. This can be done from
managed code, but my recollection is that there are some snaffus. So,
you'll need to make this seperate process available via remoting or
some other IPC mechanism to your ASP.NET code.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen
I'm developing an ASP page for my group at work that manages MS
virtual Server images. If i make a call to initalize com by using
COInitializeEX and security ect.. I get a dreadful meassage stating
that i need to do this before any marshalling ect.. are done.

It does not seem to matter were i do this (Page_Load, OnInit). Now i
did decide to not worrie about this and make the api calls i need to
make inot virtual server and it works, BUT, now when i try to get a
class object of a remote virtual server i'm getting an error and was
wondering if its because i didnt initialize COM.

So the question is. For web based apps (Web Services, ASP) do i have
to initialize com? If so how do i do it so i dont get that error ?

Thanks!

[Mark Rae]

"Brock Allen" <ba****@develop.com.i_hate_spam_too> wrote in message
news:15*********************@msnews.microsoft.com. ..

As for the best COM/.NET interop guide, check out ".NET and COM The
Complete Interoperability Guide" by Nathan.

Yep - it's the only one you'll ever need.