regsvr32 from custom build in VS 2010 fails

[godon]

Hi

regsvr32 from custom build in VS 2010 fails. But the same succeeds registering from simple command window from Windows->start->Run

I am using clearcase view. The dll is ported from VS2008 to VS2010.



Thanks
Godon

[weaknessforcats]

I would expect that's because you are on a 64-bit machine trying to run a 32-bit program. I don't think WOW is used in the build. But I am just guessing. Let me knw what you find out.

[godon]

To detail more:

From Windows->Strart->Run the dll registers successfully. But fails registration from Custom build step in Visual Studio 2010 IDE.
It reports : MSB3073 The command "regsvr32 /s /c asc.dll" failed :VCEnd exited with code 3.

This is a converted project from VS2005. in Vs2005 IDE it works perfectly in registering from Custom build step.

From dependency walker I tried profiling the dll through regsvr32.exe. It succeeded.

In IDE only it fails. Thanks for your additional inputs, if any!

-Godon

[Scott21]

Hi, Godon.

I came around exactly the same problem and error message using VS.2013 and in my case the command line reference to the name of the ".ocx" component was not correct. So I have solved it by issuing such a command in the custom build step as: regsvr32 /s /c "$(OutDir)MyFileName.ocx" and it Comes after that another error regarding insufficient rights to run the command ":VCEnd exited with code 5" which I have also solved by running the visual Studio as Administrator. So I am sure that "VCEnd existed with code 3" actually refer to a not found dll/ocx to Register. (Microsoft should work on better error Messages for us developers:))

Hope this is usefull for you still, happy to hear your Feedback

Scott