Cannot generate TLB file from IDL file to build interop assembly.

[Ben Rush]

Hello world,

I want to make a *.tlb file from a *.idl file so that I can generate
an interop assembly, but I failing. I have the exact same problem as
laid out by the thread:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...4d9f6e&rnum=24

I want to generate a *.tlb file from a *.idl file, but no *.tlb file
is generated (only corresponding *.c and *.h files). In fact, I'm
using the same *.idl file as discussed in this thread:
downloadmgr.idl.

The comment by the MVP in the thread, where he says he's able to make
the *.tlb file has made this all the more frustrating for me.

Does anyone out there have any experience with this situation? Did
this situation get solved?

It's really quite a frustrating situation; thanks in advance,

Ben

[Rob Teixeira [MVP]]

If you have VC installed with VS, then use the .NET command prompt from the
Tools menu in your windows Start menu. This should open a command window
that has the proper paths set so midl can find the dlls it needs, and the C
linker.
Otherwise, you can just copy those files to the same directory as midl and
run from there.

-Rob Teixeira [MVP]

"Ben Rush" <kw*****@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hello world,

I want to make a *.tlb file from a *.idl file so that I can generate
an interop assembly, but I failing. I have the exact same problem as
laid out by the thread:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...4d9f6e&rnum=24
I want to generate a *.tlb file from a *.idl file, but no *.tlb file
is generated (only corresponding *.c and *.h files). In fact, I'm
using the same *.idl file as discussed in this thread:
downloadmgr.idl.

The comment by the MVP in the thread, where he says he's able to make
the *.tlb file has made this all the more frustrating for me.

Does anyone out there have any experience with this situation? Did
this situation get solved?

It's really quite a frustrating situation; thanks in advance,

Ben